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affected

/əˈfɛktɪd/adjective3 syllables

Affected means: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.

Synonyms for affected32

adjective, as in speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

unnatural, agonistic, strained, artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted, constrained, forced, elocutionary, mannered, plummy, studied

adjective, as in acted upon; influenced

impressed, smitten, stricken, struck, stage-struck, subject, taken, wonder-struck, moved, stirred

adjective, as in being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

moved, stirred, touched, sick, emotional

also used for affected

insincere, pretentious, stagy, effete, fey, recherché

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Opposites of affected

unaffected

What does affected mean?3

adjective

1

speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

2

acted upon; influenced

3

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion“too moved to speak”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with affected?23

four syllables

unexpecteddisconnectedunaffectedunprotectedresurrectedundetectedredirected

five syllables

interconnected
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All 23 rhymes for affected, grouped by syllable

Affected in a sentence

  • Your self-image affects, and is affected by, the way you interpret your achievements.AlanF_US
  • The cyberattack affected hospitals, banks and companies around the world this year.Hybrid
  • Impoverished, uneducated adolescents living in rural areas are most affected.The_World_Factbook
  • Some vegetables are easily affected by ethylene, including asparagus, broccoli, cabbage and cucumbers.Cangarejo
  • In all, several hundred people were affected by these evacuations.CM
  • A tree affected by the bark beetle, like a rock, crumbles.AmarMecheri
  • Iran's agricultural sector has been affected by pests and diseases, leading to crop losses.Amastan
  • It is a dangerous disease, especially when elderly people and pregnant women are affected.Aghanim

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