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
The Winter Park store is expected to remain open and unaffected by the layoffs.
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Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Furthermore, unlike other acoustic sonar or laser optics, its low-frequency electromagnetic signals remain completely unaffected by floating silt or underwater acoustic echoes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Scorsese’s career was largely unaffected.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Earlier this month, Reform UK, a right-wing populist group promoting stricter border controls, shattered any illusion that Liverpool, which since the 1980s has been associated with the left, is unaffected by political tides.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Furthermore, unlike other acoustic sonar or laser optics, its low-frequency electromagnetic signals remain completely unaffected by floating silt or underwater acoustic echoes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Scorsese’s career was largely unaffected.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Earlier this month, Reform UK, a right-wing populist group promoting stricter border controls, shattered any illusion that Liverpool, which since the 1980s has been associated with the left, is unaffected by political tides.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffected
Adjective
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Tables filled with food, cheerful toasts and a genuine love for partying became popular with non-Armenian clientele too.—
Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The actor argued that social media creates the illusion of intimacy while removing the unpredictability that comes with genuine human connection.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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In this Water sign, the taskmaster will expose emotional or spiritual fatigue, which asks us to build something honest and enduring rather than idealized and faulty.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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That was just such a beautiful, honest scene and such incredible performances.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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My wife goes into the kitchen and returns with beer, fruit, and a few simple dishes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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When the Phoenix Mercury started chipping away at the Valkyries’ 18-point lead, threatening to turn a dominant night into a late-game nightmare, Golden State had a simple answer.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Why kill an innocent man for crossing an arbitrary line in the sand?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Three people are dead and she, a completely innocent party in this whole mess, is left holding the check.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Any young actor in this business knows the hardest part is just getting in the door — actually, that’s not true, the hardest part is sustaining a long career.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
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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At a time of growing polarization, goodwill may seem outdated or naïve.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The court’s abdication of its modern responsibility for supervising electoral democracy seems to rest on the naive belief that democracy will succeed in regulating itself.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffected. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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