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Affected

adjective
/əˈfektɪd/

Meaning

influenced; impacted; touched by something
artificial, pretentious, or showing an unnatural manner

Example Sentences

The flood-affected areas need immediate assistance.

His affected manner made him seem insincere.

Synonyms

influenced, impacted, touched, pretentious, artificial, unnatural, insincere
Entry 1
influenced, impacted, touched
Entry 2
pretentious, artificial, unnatural, insincere

Antonyms

unaffected, untouched, immune, genuine, sincere, natural
Entry 1
unaffected, untouched, immune
Entry 2
genuine, sincere, natural

Collocations

badly affected, seriously affected, directly affected, affected manner, affected smile, affected style, affected tone
Entry 1
badly affected, seriously affected, directly affected
Entry 2
affected manner, affected smile, affected style, affected tone

Related Vocabularies

used to refer to something different from the one already mentioned or known
Being reserved or nervous around other people.
lacking the necessities of life due to poverty; very poor
Expressing sorrow or sadness; mournful.
spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
habitually or typically occurring or done

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