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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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SEW has launched a £600,000 fund for affected businesses to claim compensation, the committee heard.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It said it would reschedule or refund affected customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“In short, once that spread peaks, it typically signals the end of the price spike in Brent oil, which is more affected than WTI.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Researchers selected 100 of them, including GLP-1, and tested how they affected lab-grown brain cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Pyle wrote of the shooting, “The experience affected Warden White, as it would anyone. It didn’t make him afraid, but it made him jumpy, and kind of haunted.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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