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

If someone is affected by heat, immediately transfer them to a cool and shaded area. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

The need became more evident after the unexpected death of a City Hall colleague on February, a loss that deeply affected employees across the city, Salgado said. — Verónica Egui Brito july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

That’s the gap Cancer Baddies—a global community for anyone affected by cancer, including patients, survivors, and caregivers—aims to fill. — Katie Camero, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

No local residents were affected by the fumes, Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht mayor Marc Van de Vijver said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

The positive test has not affected the Met’s opening hours, as it is typically closed on Wednesday and used the time to drain and disinfect the cooling tower. — News Desk, Artforum, 15 July 2026

The process relocates healthy follicles to areas affected by thinning or recession. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

The crash immediately affected the boat and resulted in a 174-foot gouge, per Britannica. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

McWhorter added that those cases will likely involve people who have visited areas of the United States that are already significantly affected by the outbreak. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026