Synonyms of influenced

influenced 1 of 2

adjective

as in swayed

Related Words

• swayed
• persuaded
• convinced
• distorted
• predisposed
• colored
• warped
• affected
• shaded
• prepossessed
• interested
• misrepresented
• concerned
• hostile
• biased
• inimical
• partisan
• unfriendly
• jaundiced
• prejudiced
• partial
• unsympathetic
• one-sided
• parti pris

Dissimilar Words

• equal
• neutral
• disinterested
• fair
• objective
• equitable
• impartial
• receptive
• open
• reasonable
• unbiased
• unprejudiced
• independent
• just
• honest
• evenhanded
• nonpartisan
• autonomous
• bipartisan
• detached
• open-minded
• persuasible
• distant
• indifferent
• cold
• impersonal
• aloof
• remote
• dispassionate
• unconcerned
• uninterested
• apathetic
• unemotional
• hardheaded
• unenthusiastic
• incurious
• uncurious

influenced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of influence

as in affected

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

the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of influenced

Verb

Murdaugh is facing a retrial on the murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence, ruling that a court clerk improperly influenced jurors against him during his 2023 trial. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

And then there was Next Step Up, which is more of the groovy thing that really influenced bands like Hatebreed. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026

Renowned Indian painter Arpita Singh, whose dreamlike depictions of floating women earned her comparisons to Marc Chagall and influenced generations of artists, died on November 9 in a New Delhi hospital. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 2026

Prospects in China are highly influenced by the country’s policies on consumption, with incentives during Golden Week in early October geared toward automotive and electronics but not luxury products. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026

The strength of the arriving storm could be influenced by warmer ocean waters. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Colom has said that Hyde-Smith’s blocking of his nomination directly influenced his decision to run. — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Langley was especially influenced by her paternal grandfather, who played piano and many other instruments. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Damianides also coaches Central's Science Olympiad team and says a few of his own high school teachers at Naperville North influenced him to get into teaching science. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026