most affected

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

OK calm collected happy sane untroubled

STRONG

hard healthy kept

WEAK

unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

changed in a bad or artificial way

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraud gone Hollywood hammy high falutin' insincere melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put-on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical

Antonyms

STRONG

genuine natural real sincere true

WEAK

OK calm unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed untroubled

Example Sentences

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Most affected children die in their teenage years from heart complications, though some, like Sammy Basso -- the oldest known person with Progeria -- live longer.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Most affected would be 50- to 60-year-olds without a high school or college education who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Most affected drivers said they logged onto the app to start their workday, only to find a notification that they’ve been deactivated.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Most affected were aged over 60, or four and under.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

Most affected are girls, children with disability and those from poor households.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2022