| influence | causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
impingement
encroachment impact | influencing strongly, they resented the impingement of American values on European culture |
| shock impact | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat, the armies met in the shock of battle |
| impact printer | a printer that prints by mechanical impacts |
| influence | a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc, used her parents' influence to get the job |
| influence | a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do, her wishes had a great influence on his thinking |
| impact | the striking of one body against another |
sphere
sphere of influence | the geographical area in which one nation is very influential |
fixer
influence peddler | someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) |
| influence | one having power to influence another, she was the most important influence in my life, he was a bad influence on the children |
impact
wallop | a forceful consequence, a strong effect, the book had an important impact on my thinking, the book packs a wallop |
| influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another, the influence of mechanical action |
affect
impact
bear upon
bear on
touch on touch | have an effect upon, Will the new rules affect me? |
determine shape
mold
influence
regulate | shape or influence, give direction to, experience often determines ability, mold public opinion |
charm
influence
tempt | induce into action by using one's charm, She charmed him into giving her all his money |
| impact | press or wedge together, pack together |
influence
act upon
work | have and exert influence or effect, The artist's work influenced the young painter, She worked on her friends to support the political candidate |
| considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree, a considerable quantity, the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign, went to considerable trouble for us, spent a considerable amount of time on the problem |
herculean
powerful | displaying superhuman strength or power, herculean exertions |
| powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect, the most powerful government in western Europe, his powerful arms, a powerful bomb, the horse's powerful kick, powerful drugs, a powerful argument |
almighty
all-powerful
omnipotent | having unlimited power |
potent
powerful | having great influence |
brawny
hefty
muscular
powerful sinewy | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight, rugged and powerful, a hefty athlete, a muscular boxer, powerful arms |
knock-down(a)
powerful | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm, a knock-down blow |
mighty
mightily
powerful
right ,un | (Southern regional intensive) very, to a great degree, the baby is mighty cute, he's mighty tired, it is powerful humid, that boy is powerful big now, they have a right nice place, they rejoiced mightily |