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affected1 of 3

1
as instrained
lacking in natural or spontaneous qualityaffected laughter at the boss's jokesanaffected southern accent

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2
as inarrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importancewith her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in thataffected manner that some women have

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as ininclined
having a liking or affectionafter years of being wellaffected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce

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affected

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verb (1)

past tense ofaffect
2
as inconcerned
to be the business or affair offortunately, hurricane season doesn'taffect the West Coast

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affected

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verb (2)

past tense ofaffect
1
as inpretended
to present a false appearance ofsheaffected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard

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Recent Examples ofaffected
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Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California,affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.Thomas G. Moukawsher,MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily beaffected.Mike Lillis,The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California,affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.Thomas G. Moukawsher,MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily beaffected.Mike Lillis,The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to peopleaffected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.Liz Weston,San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025But those working within the game are in little doubt that male players areaffected, especially in an age when social media adds more noise and pressure than ever before.Sarah Shephard,New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025Despite having suffered a stroke in 2016 thataffected her mobility, Jackson maintains an active schedule with stretching classes twice weekly, water aerobics, and recently line dancing.Barbara Bry,San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025Social Security is mailing notices to people who will beaffected, and most will see the benefit increases starting this month.Liz Weston,San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms foraffected
  1. strained
  2. arrogant
  3. inclined
  4. mock
  5. proud
  6. attached
  7. unnatural
  8. grandiose
Adjective
  • Burns had astrainedrelationship with his own father, and the Salarnos took him in as one of their own.
    Gabriella Demirdjian,CBS News, 2 May 2025
  • Text messages sent in the hours leading up to O’Keefe’s death read aloud to the court by a Massachusetts state trooper show the couple were at astrainedpoint in their relationship.
    Michael Loria,USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The targets of Trump’s economic aggression will accept greater hardship to preserve their dignity than American voters will for the privilege of acting likearrogantmenaces.
    David Frum,The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
  • This feud carries on today, with Hogan having called out Hart for being tooarrogant.
    David Faris,MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Bajwa was moreinclinedto look for a peaceful resolution with India over Kashmir and other issues.
    Ayesha Jalal,The Conversation, 8 May 2025
  • CPOs are often focused on the market, customers and revenue, while the CTO isinclinedto focus on the purity of architecture and the tech stack.
    Expert Panel®,Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Somemockdrafts had the Steelers taking a running back like Omarion Hampton in the first round.
    Tom Rogers,MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Lucky for us, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz dives right into that dicey proposition with his very, very early look at the players who could be prominent figures inmockdrafts to come.
    Jim Reineking,USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong areproudof the state of stoner comedy.
    Angela Andaloro,People.com, 3 May 2025
  • But Athletic have a lot to beproudof and their future remains bright.
    Dermot Corrigan,New York Times, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Dina is also a little bit moreattached, and in this episode Dina is a huge reason Ellie is able to go.
    Zoe Papelis,Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Woman Amazed by ‘Dramatic’ Plant Transformation After Using Distilled WaterBySoo KimLife and Trends ReporterNewsweek Is A Trust Project Membernews article0Feeling a bitattachedto your house plants?
    Thomas G. Moukawsher,MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • While headphones usually create anunnaturaland exaggerated stereo field inside the listener’s head, with virtual acoustic spaces a more natural stereo field can be experienced through headphones.
    Mark Sparrow,Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Photos often haveunnaturalcolors, with little detail upon close inspection.
    PC Magazine,PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Sorry to say, thosegrandiosevisions have been debunked, see my discussion at the link here.
    Lance Eliot,Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The research serves as an instructive case study on the mathematical limitations of SR models, despite sometimesgrandiosemarketing claims from AI vendors.
    ArsTechnica,ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Affected.”Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affected. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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