most affected

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deeply moved or hurt emotionally adj.
changed in a bad or artificial way adj.

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

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most affected

The people most affected appear to be the young or those seeking entry-level work.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

They also used computational models to identify the biological systems most affected by the chemical.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Rather than suggesting a straight government stake, Anthropic recently proposed investment accounts for Americans most affected by AI job losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

In La Guaira, one of the most affected areas, Graciela Mora was pulled from under the rubble of a collapsed building.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Cats, who so meticulously groom their coats and lick their paws, seemed to be most affected.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson