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

Other markets are affected by the dire economic situation too. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Our thoughts are with William's family and all those affected by his loss. — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

These are the folks Bailey is likely targeting with his focus on the Illinois Tollway, realizing many of those affected by these hikes — both the immediate one and future increases — reside in the suburbs. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Efforts to address the pollution and its impacts have been minimal, temporary and came more than five years after the community’s health was already affected. — Samhita M Ilango, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 69,000 people in Choco were affected or displaced by the earthquake — about 10% of its population. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

To qualify for these replacement benefits, affected Hoosiers must submit an affidavit within 10 days of the event to the Family and Social Services Administration benefit portal or dropped off at the Division of Family Resources' office. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026

The pop-up show struck a balance between creating an accessible, music-forward environment for fans and providing support for the musicians who had been affected by the cancellation. — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026