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May 21, 2012
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Synonyms for affected

Verb

1. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch, change, alter, modify
usage: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
2. affect, change, alter, modify
usage: act physically on; have an effect upon
3. involve, affect, regard, refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
usage: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
4. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble, misrepresent, belie
usage: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
5. affect, impress, move, strike
usage: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

Adjective

1. affected (vs. unaffected), impressed(predicate), smitten, stricken, struck, stage-struck, taken, wonder-struck, moved
usage: acted upon; influenced
2. affected (vs. unaffected), unnatural, agonistic, strained, artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted, constrained, forced, strained, elocutionary, mannered, plummy, studied#1, deliberate
usage: speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
3. affected(predicate), stirred(predicate), touched(predicate), moved(predicate) (vs. unmoved)
usage: emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
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