Awe and Impact

Awe

Awe noun - The rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary.

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Impact and awe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impact" instead a noun "Awe".

Nearby Words: awed, aweary

Impact noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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Awe and impact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awe" instead a noun "Impact".

Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless

initial	initial awe	initial impact
sheer	sheer awe	sheer impact
great	great awe	great impact
little	little awe	little impact
Other adjectives: terrible, personal, major, immediate, less, further, added, resulting.

The scientists in Questionable Ethics are in awe of you fighting off an HECU ambush, and one of the survivors in the Lambda labs outright calls you a "knight in shining high-impact reactive armor".

Source: Video Game / Black Mesa
The whole level is designed to leave a huge impact whether it's fear, awe, or elation.

Source: Video Game / Call of Duty
In the 2002 remake, one of the most awe-inspiring scenes is when the protagonist is knocked out by an impact as he's leaving the Bad Future and cranks the time machine into full gear.

Source: Time Passes Montage

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