affected

[uh-fek-tid] / əˈfɛk tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

deeply moved or hurt emotionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted concerned damaged distressed impressed overwhelmed stirred touched troubled

STRONG

altered changed compassionate excited grieved impaired influenced injured stimulated tender upset

WEAK

overwrought sorry sympathetic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm collected happy sane untroubled

STRONG

hard

WEAK

unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

feigned, pretended, fake

Synonyms

STRONG

assumed contrived counterfeit counterfeited faked feigned imitated overdone pretended shallow sham simulated studied unnatural

WEAK

apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraudulent gone Hollywood hammy highfalutin hollow insincere la-di-da melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical twee

Antonyms

STRONG

genuine natural real sincere true

WEAK

unchanged

Example Sentences

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Every dollar counts, of course, but these are just rough estimates that will be affected by the rest of your financial situation for the year.

From MarketWatch

On Thursday, ministers asked all 63 councils affected by the reorganisation that are due to hold elections in May to say whether they require a delay, with a deadline of 15 January to respond.

From BBC

He is adamant the 20-year-old's chances of a first Premier League start of the season will not be affected by it.

From BBC

With this model, the team could closely track how the protein affected lifespan, aging-related changes, and metabolism.

From Science Daily

And it affected me more than I thought it would, to be candid.

From Los Angeles Times

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