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
Engineers determined that the north side of the building appears to need shoring before the complex's nearly 130 residents can return but are also assessing if the unaffected portion of the building can be re-occupied.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Businesses that have integrated Claude’s AI models into their own systems were unaffected.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
The school was unaffected by the fire but placed on secure status as a precautionary measure during the emergency response, according to officials.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
In Quintana Roo, a state that is home to popular spring break spots such as Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Cozumel—about as far from Jalisco as Milwaukee is from Miami—was also largely unaffected.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Businesses that have integrated Claude’s AI models into their own systems were unaffected.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
The school was unaffected by the fire but placed on secure status as a precautionary measure during the emergency response, according to officials.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
In Quintana Roo, a state that is home to popular spring break spots such as Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Cozumel—about as far from Jalisco as Milwaukee is from Miami—was also largely unaffected.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffected
Adjective
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The Europeans insist that a genuine popular movement against the regime arose in recent months but that it was shut down in an unprecedented wave of violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the short term, instability in the Gulf represents genuine economic pain for China rather than strategic opportunity.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 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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Steel-ball tree The new invention includes simple parts, such as a hollow cylinder packed with solid steel balls and a central shaft lined with radial, branch-like rods.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 When purpose meets resources, progress becomes simple.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Heppner pleaded innocent and was released on $25-million bail.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the opposite was true Tuesday morning.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Luneberg lens design Autonomous vehicle safety has mostly focused on onboard tech, but true reliability may require upgrading the roads themselves.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This season, that naive system would’ve won $2,400.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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And that seems to be a quite naïve view.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffected. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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