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
Although Puerto Peñasco is unaffected by the civil unrest, fear surrounding conditions in Mexico spooked some travelers from following through on plans to visit for spring break and beyond.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
This survival strategy has, coincidentally, resulted in some strains of bacteria being unaffected by certain antibiotics, drugs that trace their origins to natural compounds.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, though, train traffic in both directions must run on the one lone track of the old bridge left unaffected by the construction work.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
All other campuses in the district are unaffected.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
This survival strategy has, coincidentally, resulted in some strains of bacteria being unaffected by certain antibiotics, drugs that trace their origins to natural compounds.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, though, train traffic in both directions must run on the one lone track of the old bridge left unaffected by the construction work.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
All other campuses in the district are unaffected.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffected
Adjective
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Krejci’s expression as referee Tom Kirk brandished the red card looked like one of genuine bewilderment.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There was genuine excitement among students and founders.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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November 22 – December 21 Home could feel clearer after one honest chat.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Home could feel clearer after one honest chat.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Olive oil is also used to dress simple salads, roasted vegetables, and a host of other dishes.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Others have argued that the game represents a simple life that is becoming harder to obtain.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Still, all these innocent inquiries have me even more on edge.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2026
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But if some of the address was a game show, much of it was a bloody Grand Guignol theater of horror stories, almost all about immigrants preying on the helpless and the innocent.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Easy but exciting paths that felt like true tree lines to them.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Summing up the whole picture is impossible, and attempting to do it requires treading carefully, so as to maintain important boundaries between what is definitely true and what seems likely or merely speculative.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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That naïve version of myself has since retired.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffected. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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