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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 action, announced in a press release late Thursday, External link affects the S&P 500 index and the S&P mid-cap and small-cap indexes.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

And she emphasises everyone has their own individual experience - rather than it being a condition which affects people in the same way.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Kimmel described liver diseases as an accelerated form of the type of aging that affects everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It affects workforce participation, economic opportunity and long-term resilience for households and communities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

It is this kind of guidance that distinguishes middle-class children from children of working-class and poor families, according to sociologists who have studied how social class affects child-rearing.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times