as in genuine
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
a relaxed and unaffected style of public speaking
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Recent Examples of unaffected
Officials said that the affected unit within the building has now been deemed unsafe for occupancy, while the remainder of the building was unaffected.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Access to all other Anthropic models remains unaffected.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Projects that were already approved will continue unaffected by the moratorium.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Further highlighting that Beatrice and Eugenie's positions within the royal family were unaffected by their parents' scandals, Buckingham Palace released the official announcement that Princess Eugenie was pregnant in May.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Access to all other Anthropic models remains unaffected.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Projects that were already approved will continue unaffected by the moratorium.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Further highlighting that Beatrice and Eugenie's positions within the royal family were unaffected by their parents' scandals, Buckingham Palace released the official announcement that Princess Eugenie was pregnant in May.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffected
Adjective
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The family of a 26-year-old man who was shot and killed in Fort Worth last week remembers his bright smile and genuine laugh.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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The film, based on Thomas Perry’s novel Strip, wears its influences — ranging from Elmore Leonard to Carl Hiaasen to Quentin Tarantino — heavily, without the genuine wit of many of its predecessors.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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An honest summary would still pass the buck to the voters on a grossly dishonest scheme, but at least the voters might recognize a description that doesn’t cajole, coax and mislead them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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The partner who honors their own limits stays honest.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Armando Chavez, owner of local business NorCal Siders, was brought in for a simple roof patch-up but left with a big idea.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
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Authorities say a suspect who was eight months pregnant crashed her car into a Sturbridge, Massachusetts hotel early Thursday morning and then started shooting, critically injuring an innocent bystander at the hotel before turning the gun on herself.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The deaths of innocent Americans, and misleading the public on the rationale for their deaths, played a role in her departure.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Life comes at you fast, and that could not be truer in the world of baseball.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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This is certainly true—and a rather banal truism.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Southgate’s confident assertion that the tide of history was turning against bigotry now looks utopian, or even naïve.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Season 2 follows two couples on a path of mutual destruction, one older and jaded and one young and naive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffected. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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