Synonyms of affected

affected 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in strained

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

affected laughter at the boss's jokes

an affected southern accent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strained
• mock
• unnatural
• exaggerated
• false
• simulated
• mechanical
• forced
• assumed
• fake
• artificial
• contrived
• pseudo
• plastic
• feigned
• pretended
• spurious
• cute
• theatrical
• bogus
• calculated
• sham
• manufactured
• factitious
• automatic
• empty
• unreal
• phony
• hollow
• deliberate
• put-on
• labored
• conscious
• cultivated
• unrealistic
• hypocritical
• stiff
• pat
• formal
• fabricated
• canned
• studied
• unauthentic
• conventional
• concocted
• insincere
• wooden
• overrefined
• unctuous
• melodramatic
• histrionic
• impersonal
• rigid
• facile
• stylized
• overdone
• mealy
• hokey
• mincing
• inflexible
• two-faced
• premeditated
• genteel
• left-handed
• overacted
• artful
• mealymouthed
• double-dealing
• simpering
• cutesy
• goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unaffected
• natural
• genuine
• spontaneous
• real
• right
• true
• bona fide
• realistic
• authentic
• artless
• honest
• sincere
• easy
• smooth
• unfeigned
• unforced
• uncontrived
• ingenuous
• unconscious
• effortless
• instinctive
• impulsive
• impromptu
• unpretending
• extemporaneous
• unstudied
• unprompted
• unrehearsed

2

as in arrogant

self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance

with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrogant
• proud
• important
• grandiose
• smug
• pretentious
• confident
• ostentatious
• pompous
• high-minded
• aggressive
• cavalier
• snippy
• rude
• complacent
• vain
• sure
• highfalutin
• la-di-da
• self-pleased
• superior
• uppity
• bumptious
• assertive
• high-handed
• sententious
• conceited
• imperious
• self-centered
• vainglorious
• high-toned
• high-and-mighty
• snobbish
• presumptuous
• egotistic
• prideful
• disdainful
• grandiloquent
• supercilious
• egoistic
• haughty
• overweening
• snobby
• high-hat
• self-obsessed
• self-satisfied
• brassy
• cocky
• impudent
• flaunting
• airy
• high-sounding
• self-dramatizing
• boastful
• insolent
• hoity-toity
• self-complacent
• high-flown
• forward
• self-important
• showy
• stuck-up
• lordly
• self-assertive
• cheeky
• flamboyant
• audacious
• glitzy
• self-assured
• self-aggrandizing
• garish
• gaudy
• self-confident
• self-glorifying
• bragging
• self-conceited
• bold
• self-asserting
• self-promoting
• flashy
• splashy
• braggart

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modest
• humble
• unpretentious
• meek
• retiring
• homely
• lowly
• passive
• quiet
• unassuming
• reserved
• down-to-earth
• timid
• shy
• bashful
• unassertive
• demure
• mousy
• diffident
• overmodest

3

as in inclined

having a liking or affection

after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inclined
• attached
• partial
• fond
• gone (on)
• big on
• mad (about)
• crazy (about or over)
• eager
• enraptured
• enthusiastic
• infatuated
• excited
• enamored
• desirous
• nuts (about)
• keen
• gung ho

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergic
• indifferent
• averse
• cool
• uninterested
• apathetic
• hostile
• contemptuous
• antagonistic
• disdainful
• scornful
• disinclined
• alienated
• disaffected
• disenchanted
• antipathetic
• estranged

affected

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verb (1)

past tense of affect

1

as in influenced

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influenced
• impacted
• impressed
• touched
• struck
• reached
• interested
• inspired
• swayed
• involved
• told (on)
• got to
• bothered
• moved
• concerned
• disturbed
• attracted
• fascinated
• worried
• plagued
• dazzled
• carried away
• afflicted
• penetrated
• troubled
• entranced
• biased
• engaged
• upset
• enchanted
• stirred
• enthralled
• transported
• perturbed
• harassed
• colored
• distressed
• ravished
• stressed
• enraptured
• tried
• pierced
• charmed
• captivated
• flustered
• smote
• bewitched
• agitated
• harried
• disquieted
• discomforted
• wrung
• pestered
• discomposed
• strained
• allured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tired
• bored
• wearied
• jaded
• palled
• underwhelmed

2

as in concerned

to be the business or affair of

fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concerned
• involved
• touched
• related (to)
• applied (to)
• referred (to)
• bore (on)
• implicated
• pertained (to)
• appertained (to)
• embroiled
• ensnared
• entangled

affected

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verb (2)

past tense of affect

1

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• acted
• passed (for)
• made believe
• feigned
• professed
• put on
• counterfeited
• dissembled
• concealed
• shammed
• forged
• bluffed
• faked
• posed
• played
• imitated
• masqueraded
• masked
• impersonated
• let on
• disguised
• playacted
• camouflaged
• dissimulated
• malingered
• feinted

2

as in haunted

to go to or spend time in often

a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haunted
• frequented
• visited
• hung (at)
• resorted (to)
• habituated
• invaded
• attended
• infested
• patronized
• dropped in
• dropped by
• stopped (by or in)
• called (on or upon)
• stopped (over)
• swarmed
• ran (in)
• stayed (at)
• camped (out in)
• popped (in)
• took in
• overran
• tarried (in)
• sojourned (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• escaped
• shook
• evaded
• eluded
• ducked
• dodged
• eschewed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affected

Verb

Farmers are among the hardest hit, with their crops set to be badly affected by soaring temperatures and lack of water. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

More than a dozen people were affected when a multi-family complex in Denver caught fire on Wednesday. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

De la Espriella on Tuesday announced economic relief measures for those affected by the quake, and financial support for people who have lost their homes to rent temporary housing. — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

The layoffs affected departments across the museum, including programs, development, and exhibitions, and leave the total staff count at 118. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

This argument made by the unknown soldier—which included a sly criticism of the USSR—affected how the war-crazy Zinn was starting to reassess the entire operation. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

The power outage affected the admissions office, so employees had to work remotely and answer enrollment and other student questions over the phone, Muhammad said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Even as there has been some bipartisan pushback to the slashes, aspects of children’s lives from school to home to doctor’s offices could be affected. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

Three Meridian businesses were affected by a structure fire Sunday morning, and one remains closed. — Rose Evans august 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026