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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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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

We live here, but the choice that affects us is not ours to make.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

At the same time, it naturally rejects background noise that affects both locations equally.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet age-indexed mortality rates are used to estimate length of life in general, which affects everything from pension and social-security payments to population predictions and insurance rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

So I became a student once again, and learned about what keeps satellites in orbit, and about how weightlessness affects the human body, and about how to fly machines without wings.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins