Harm
Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Impact
Impact noun - A forceful coming together of two things.
Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless
How words are described
| emotional | emotional harm | emotional impact |
| physical | physical harm | physical impact |
| direct | direct harm | direct impact |
| considerable | considerable harm | considerable impact |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, severe, massive, big, great, serious, little, potential, personal, lasting, major, immediate, psychological, less, further, extra, significant, greater, greatest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Zig-zagged horribly, as, while Ophiuchus fails to harm the main twelve directly or leave much of an impact on the story as a whole, he routinely performs atrocities on captive trolls in attempts to simulate his perfect world.
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A combination of acting and realistic mock-ups show the various robots taking incredible amounts of damage but never flinching or showing pain (at least beyond reacting to the impact of weapons and harm that is enough to compromise their structure).
Source: Franchise / Terminator - In "Impact", when a UFO-like UAV from the Bradenhurst Corporation kills Marines with impunity in an accident, Harm is determined to bring them to justice.
Cite this Source
Impact and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/impact
Harm & Impact. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/impact>.
Impact or Harm. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/impact.
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