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affects

VERB

influence, affect emotionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter change disturb influence interest involve touch upset

STRONG

impinge impress induce inspire modify move overcome perturb prevail regard relate stir sway transform

WEAK

act on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue hold keep order remain

STRONG

calm discourage dissuade leave alone stagnate stay surrender

VERB

pretend, imitate

Synonyms

STRONG

act adopt assume bluff contrive counterfeit fake feign playact sham simulate

WEAK

aspire to do a bit lay it on thick make out like put on put up a front take on

Antonyms

STRONG

stop tell truth

Example Sentences

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Mark Jamison is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, focusing on how technology affects the economy and on telecommunications and Federal Communications Commission issues.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

How Platner affects his party’s chances of taking Senate control depends on what happens next, Brewer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Chronic kidney disease affects roughly one in ten people worldwide, representing about 850 million individuals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The change affects how the military tracks and organizes religious affiliation data used for chaplaincy services, accommodations, and internal reporting.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Theo tells her that “a person’s state of mind affects their physical condition” and advises her to eat well and not worry.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman