Impact and Role

Impact

Impact noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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

Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless

Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.

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Impact and role are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impact" instead a noun "Role".

similar	similar impact	similar role
direct	direct impact	direct role
true	true impact	true role
single	single impact	single role
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, large, big, serious, huge, little, major, dramatic, final, minor, significant, greater, larger, last, different, bigger, biggest.

A minor character having a major impact in the story is covered by Small Role, Big Impact.

Source: Minor Major Character
Batman (and Batman Returns) had more impact on his career, however, as he couldn't get any high profile work for years after he stopped playing the role.

Source: I Am Not Spock
Mako in particular, who was one of the most heavily featured characters in the first two seasons, had very little impact on the story this season and was used more as a comic-relief character alongside his brother, who had always held that role.

Source: Demoted To Extra / Western Animation

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