impacted

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adjective

Having undergone an impact.

“Being the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity, many wisdom teeth are impacted.”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of impact
adjectiveimpacted (comparative more impacted, superlative most impacted)

comparative more impacted · superlative most impacted

  1. Having undergone an impact.
  2. dentistryOf a tooth, subject to dental impaction.

    Being the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity, many wisdom teeth are impacted.

  3. USeconomicsHaving lost property revenue due to Federal presence, such that it may receive impact aid.

    Like many of my colleagues, I represent one of the most highly impacted schools in the Nation. This school relies on the impact aid program.

    2000, Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 6, May 10, 2000 to May 23, 2000
    1 more example

    Table A3-1 compares the capabilities of (1) impacted communities and school districts to finance capital improvements from their own resources […]

    1983, United States. Bureau of Land Management. Colorado State Office, Green River - Hams Fork coal region: round two

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewedged or packed in together

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French enclavée, incluse
  • enclavéesubject to dental impaction
  • inclusesubject to dental impaction
Portuguese impactado, incluso
  • impactadosubject to dental impaction
  • inclusosubject to dental impaction
  • retidosubject to dental impaction
Cite this entry
APA

impacted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impacted

MLA

“impacted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impacted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impacted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impacted.

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