Bore
Bore verb - To make a hole or series of holes in.
Impact
Impact verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life
Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless
How words are described
| real | real bore | real impact |
| large | large bore | large impact |
| huge | huge bore | huge impact |
| major | major bore | major impact |
| Other adjectives: larger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They're a bit like Tricobalt Devices, but exceptionally more powerful and have built-in antiproton blasters to bore a hole in your shields before impact.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online -
The Gotha Rammjäger was another ramming aircraft along the lines of the Zeppelin version described above, unlike the Zeppelin, however, the pilot was to be ejected after impact: the cockpit was to be an armored cone which would bore through the enemy bomber.
Source: Ramming Always Works
Cite this Source
Impact and Bore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/impact
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Impact or Bore. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bore/impact.
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