1
as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
affected laughter at the boss's jokes an affected southern accent
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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
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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
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as in affectation
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case
bowed and sat down at the piano with a degree of affectedness that was laughable
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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
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as in concerned
to be the business or affair of
fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town
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Recent Examples of affected
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
But those working within the game are in little doubt that male players are affected, especially in an age when social media adds more noise and pressure than ever before.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite having suffered a stroke in 2016 that affected her mobility, Jackson maintains an active schedule with stretching classes twice weekly, water aerobics, and recently line dancing.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Social Security is mailing notices to people who will be affected, and most will see the benefit increases starting this month.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
But those working within the game are in little doubt that male players are affected, especially in an age when social media adds more noise and pressure than ever before.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Despite having suffered a stroke in 2016 that affected her mobility, Jackson maintains an active schedule with stretching classes twice weekly, water aerobics, and recently line dancing.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Social Security is mailing notices to people who will be affected, and most will see the benefit increases starting this month.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affected
Adjective
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Burns had a strained relationship with his own father, and the Salarnos took him in as one of their own.—
Gabriella Demirdjian,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Text messages sent in the hours leading up to O’Keefe’s death read aloud to the court by a Massachusetts state trooper show the couple were at a strained point in their relationship.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Greek students were more inclined to develop mentoring relationships with professors, participate in extra-curricular activities and graduate on time compared with unaffiliated students.—
Wynn Smiley,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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Join 108 others in the comments View Comments Some supporters of Trump may be more inclined to buy Tesla than there were in the past, but that’s not enough to make up for the loss of sales to liberal buyers, said Kelly O’Keefe, founder of branding consultant Brand Federation.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ivy-as-Marilyn is an inconsiderate, amphetamine guzzling faux-intellectual whose devotion to the acting craft is presented as a vainglorious affectation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The interaction between Briony and Jamie starts off amiably, with Jamie needling Briony for her posh affectations.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some mock drafts had the Steelers taking a running back like Omarion Hampton in the first round.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Congratulations to all the top scorers who competed against 1,527 mock drafts!—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are proud of the state of stoner comedy.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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This is something that New England should be proud of.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The report further indicates that there was one dead rodent in the attached garage, and across the three detached garages, investigators encountered one live rodent, one dead rodent, one nest, and one building with gnaw marks.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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When that turned up nothing, Rohan made his way into the attached bathroom.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While headphones usually create an unnatural and exaggerated stereo field inside the listener’s head, with virtual acoustic spaces a more natural stereo field can be experienced through headphones.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Photos often have unnatural colors, with little detail upon close inspection.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Affected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affected. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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