This is a thing I’ve been intending to make for myself for years, but since I wrote about it a bit I’ve also gotten some people finding their way here looking for alternatives to the word “impactful” that are actually, y’know, words. This has actually got me thinking that a thesaurus that provides synonyms for common non-words would be super useful, so I might actually turn this into a series as I think of other words that need this treatment (suggestions, anyone?)
So, without further ado, a list of possible real-word alternatives when what you really want to say is “impactful”:
- affecting
- compelling
- consequential
- convincing
- electrifying
- effective
- forceful
- incisive
- impassioned
- impressive
- influential
- inspirational
- inspiring
- meaningful
- momentous
- moving
- persuasive
- poignant
- pointed
- potent
- powerful
- provocative
- significant
- stirring
- striking
