Another word for affected
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Adjective
Not genuine or sincere
- Not genuine or sincere; feigned:
- Supposed; alleged:
- Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit:
- Spurious, deceptive, or false:
- Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest:
- Not sincere; not genuine:
- Habitually phony or dishonest:
- Not real; pretended:
- Made-up; fictitious.
- Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural:
- Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary:
- Affected or insincere:
See also:Artificially genteel
- Affectedly genteel; pretentious.
- Used to express disdain for something viewed as pretentious.
- Of high cost or worth; valuable:
- Highly esteemed; cherished:
- Dear; beloved:
- Having manners of a specific kind:
- Having or showing a certain manner:
- Artificial or affected:
- Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural:
- Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary:
- Affected or insincere:
Having concern
- Complicated; intricate:
- Connected by participation or association:
- On fire; burning:
- Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern:
- Possessing a right, claim, or stake:
- Interested and involved:
- Anxious; troubled:
See also:
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Another word for affected
Modifier
Being subject to influence
- Suffering distress:
- Economically blighted; impoverished:
- At risk of being foreclosed on:
- worried or concerned
- emotionally or mentally disturbed
- characterized by unrest, esp. social unrest
- Feeling or expressing sorrow:
- Feeling or expressing sympathy or pity:
- Feeling or expressing regret:
- Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
- Easily chewed or cut:
- Young and vulnerable:
- Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
- Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
- To pity.
- Struck or wounded, as by a projectile.
- Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion.
- Incapacitated; disabled.
- simple past tense and past participle of attack
- Simple past tense and past participle of afflict.
- Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern:
- Possessing a right, claim, or stake:
- Complicated; intricate:
- Connected by participation or association:
- On fire; burning:
- Interested and involved:
- Anxious; troubled:
- simple past tense and past participle of change
- Excessively nervous or excited; agitated.
- Extremely elaborate or ornate; overdone:
- Affected or shut down by a labor strike.
- simple past tense and past participle of waken
- simple past tense and past participle of injure
- To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure:
- To experience injury or pain to or in (an individual or a body part):
- To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress:
- simple past tense and past participle of overwhelm
- simple past tense and past participle of grieve
- simple past tense and past participle of stir
- Of, expressing, feeling, or resulting from sympathy:
- Favorably inclined:
- Agreeably suited to one's disposition or mood; congenial:
- simple past tense and past participle of influence
- Emotionally affected; moved:
- Somewhat demented or mentally unbalanced.
Antonyms:Full of affectation
- Affectedly genteel; pretentious.
- Used to express disdain for something viewed as pretentious.
- Snobbish; conceited.
- Of or relating to artists or the fine arts.
- Showily or affectedly artistic.
- Pompous or pretentious:
- Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth.
- Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge:
- Marked by insufficient inhalation of air; weak:
- Having a cavity, gap, or space within:
- Deeply indented or concave; sunken:
- Without substance or character:
- Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display:
- Marked by or given to extravagant, often tasteless display.
- Characterized by or given to ostentation.
- Resembling an ape.
- Slavishly or foolishly imitative:
- Silly; outlandish.
- Affectedly refined or dainty.
- Having been passed through a strainer:
- Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced:
- Extended beyond proper limits:
- Difficult to bend or fold:
- Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
- Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:
- Of, relating to, or suitable for dramatic performance or the theater.
- Marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior; affectedly dramatic.
- A stage performance, especially by amateurs.
- Of high cost or worth; valuable:
- Highly esteemed; cherished:
- Dear; beloved:
- Having manners of a specific kind:
- Having or showing a certain manner:
- Artificial or affected:
- Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface:
- Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
- Apparent rather than actual or substantial:
- Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff:
- Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
- Of or relating to actors or acting.
- Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected.
- Not in accordance with what usually occurs in nature:
- Not included in nature; artificial:
- Deviating from a behavioral or social norm:
- Having a theatrical, especially an artificial or affected, character or quality.
- Containing starch.
- Stiffened with starch.
- Of or resembling starch.
- Aware of oneself as an individual or of one's own being, actions, or thoughts.
- Socially ill at ease:
- Excessively conscious of one's appearance or manner:
- Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama:
- Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic:
- Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
- Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for academic knowledge and formal rules:
- Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case:
- Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority:
- Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious:
- Not sincere; not genuine:
- Habitually phony or dishonest:
Feigned
- Pretended; feigned.
- A deceptive outward appearance.
- The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.
- Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit:
- Spurious, deceptive, or false:
- Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest:
- Counterfeit or fake; not genuine:
- Not conforming with what one would hope to be the case; disappointing or unfair:
- Used to indicate disagreement or displeasure with another's actions or a circumstance.
- Not genuine or sincere; feigned:
- Supposed; alleged:
- Made by humans, especially in imitation of something natural:
- Not arising from natural or necessary causes; contrived or arbitrary:
- Affected or insincere:
- Resulting from deliberation and careful thought:
- Lacking spontaneity; contrived:
- Learned; knowledgeable.
- simple past tense and past participle of sham
- simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
- Not in accordance with what usually occurs in nature:
- Not included in nature; artificial:
- Deviating from a behavioral or social norm:
- simple past tense and past participle of fake
- simple past tense and past participle of imitate
- Made in resemblance of or as a substitute for another.
- Performed or staged in imitation of a real event or activity:
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