affected

1 of 2

af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd How to pronounce affected (audio)

past tense and past participle of affect entry 1

or of affect entry 2

affected

2 of 2

adjective

: having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation

spoke in an affected manner

: assumed artificially or falsely : pretended

an affected interest in art

: inclined, disposed

was well affected toward her

affectedly adverb

affectedness noun

Example Sentences

Adjective Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite.

Michael Silver, Sports Illustrated, 23 July 2007 … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected, artsy prose instead.

Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 9 Sept. 2001 Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about.

E. B. Harper, Civilization, June/July 2000 With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts.

Celia Wren, Commonweal, 26 Feb. 1999 affected laughter at the boss's jokes with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have See More

affected 1 of 3

adjective

as in strained

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality affected laughter at the boss's jokes an affected southern accent

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

strained
mock
forced
unnatural
assumed
exaggerated
simulated
false
mechanical
fake
pretended
artificial
calculated
pseudo
contrived
plastic
feigned
theatrical
manufactured
spurious
cute
bogus
sham
empty
unreal
deliberate
automatic
cultivated
labored
factitious
hollow
studied
conscious
phony
theatric
put-on
fabricated
pat
stiff
concocted
formal
canned
hypocritical
unrealistic
overdone
phoney
overrefined
conventional
unauthentic
insincere
hokey
histrionic
wooden
rigid
unctuous
melodramatic
impersonal
facile
stylized
mincing
inflexible
two-faced
simpering
premeditated
mealy
genteel
overacted
left-handed
mealymouthed
artful
cutesy
double-dealing
goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unaffected
natural
genuine
spontaneous
real
right
true
bona fide
artless
authentic
realistic
unfeigned
honest
easy
sincere
smooth
unforced
uncontrived
unconscious
effortless
instinctive
impulsive
unstudied
impromptu
ingenuous
unpretending
extemporaneous
unprompted
unrehearsed

as in arrogant

self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have

Synonyms & Similar Words

arrogant
proud
grandiose
important
confident
smug
pretentious
ostentatious
pompous
cavalier
lah-de-dah
snippy
lah-dee-dah
aggressive
complacent
vain
highfalutin
la-de-da
self-pleased
uppity
sure
rude
high-minded
assertive
bumptious
hifalutin
superior
la-di-da
lah-di-dah
conceited
sententious
imperious
snobbish
vainglorious
presumptuous
prideful
egotistic
disdainful
supercilious
grandiloquent
egoistic
overweening
snobby
haughty
bragging
flaunting
self-centered
brassy
self-obsessed
cocky
self-satisfied
high-handed
impudent
egotistical
forward
airy
boastful
self-dramatizing
insolent
showy
cheeky
egoistical
lordly
high-toned
flamboyant
audacious
glitzy
braggart
self-complacent
stuck-up
hoity-toity
garish
high-and-mighty
gaudy
self-important
self-assertive
high-flown
self-glorifying
self-aggrandizing
bold
self-assured
self-conceited
flashy
self-asserting
self-confident
high-hat
self-promoting
splashy
high-sounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

modest
humble
meek
retiring
unpretentious
reserved
quiet
homely
passive
lowly
unassertive
unassuming
timid
demure
diffident
shy
bashful
overmodest
down-to-earth
mousy
mousey

as in attached

having a liking or affection after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

attached
inclined
partial
big on
enraptured
fond
enamored
infatuated
gone (on)
eager
excited
enthusiastic
desirous
gung ho
keen
mad (about)
crazy (about or over)
nuts (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

indifferent
allergic
averse
uninterested
cool
apathetic
hostile
contemptuous
alienated
antagonistic
disdainful
scornful
disinclined
disaffected
disenchanted
antipathetic
estranged

affected

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of affect

as in influenced

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

influenced
impacted
impressed
touched
struck
interested
reached
inspired
involved
swayed
bothered
got to
moved
concerned
disturbed
attracted
fascinated
afflicted
plagued
troubled
worried
penetrated
dazzled
carried away
ravished
enraptured
entranced
upset
engaged
told (on)
biased
enthralled
enchanted
perturbed
distressed
stirred
harassed
transported
colored
disquieted
stressed
pierced
charmed
tried
captivated
pestered
bewitched
flustered
discomforted
biassed
agitated
discomposed
harried
smote
wrung
allured
strained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tired
bored
wearied
jaded
palled
underwhelmed

as in concerned

to be the business or affair of fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

concerned
involved
touched
implicated
ensnared
embroiled
related (to)
entangled
applied (to)
pertained (to)
appertained (to)
bore (on)
referred (to)

affected

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of affect

as in simulated

to present a false appearance of she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard

Synonyms & Similar Words

simulated
assumed
pretended
acted
shammed
made believe
feigned
professed
concealed
dissembled
counterfeited
played
put on
forged
bluffed
masqueraded
posed
faked
dissimulated
imitated
playacted
passed (for)
impersonated
masked
disguised
malingered
let on
camouflaged
feinted

as in haunted

to go to or spend time in often a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

haunted
frequented
visited
habituated
invaded
hanged (at)
infested
patronized
attended
dropped in
dropped by
resorted (to)
hung (at)
swarmed
overran
stopped (in or by)
took in
camped (out in)
popped (in)
stopped (over)
stayed (at)
called (on or upon)
ran (in)
tarried (in)
sojourned (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

avoided
shunned
escaped
shook
evaded
eluded
ducked
eschewed
dodged

单词	affected
释义	affected 1 of 2 af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd a- past tense and past participle of affect entry 1 or of affect entry 2 affected 2 of 2 adjective 1 a : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation spoke in an affected manner b : assumed artificially or falsely : pretended an affected interest in art 2 : inclined, disposed was well affected toward her affectedly adverb affectedness noun Synonyms Adjective artificial assumed bogus contrived factitious fake false feigned forced mechanical mock phony phoney plastic pretended pseudo put-on sham simulated spurious strained unnatural See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite. Michael Silver, Sports Illustrated, 23 July 2007 … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected, artsy prose instead. Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 9 Sept. 2001 Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about. E. B. Harper, Civilization, June/July 2000 With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts. Celia Wren, Commonweal, 26 Feb. 1999 affected laughter at the boss's jokes with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have See More Word History Etymology Adjective from past participle of affect entry 2 First Known Use Adjective circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing affected self-affected self-affected Kids Definition affected adjective af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd : not natural or genuine affected manners affected 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in strained lacking in natural or spontaneous quality affected laughter at the boss's jokes an affected southern accent Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance strained mock forced unnatural assumed exaggerated simulated false mechanical fake pretended artificial calculated pseudo contrived plastic feigned theatrical manufactured spurious cute bogus sham empty unreal deliberate automatic cultivated labored factitious hollow studied conscious phony theatric put-on fabricated pat stiff concocted formal canned hypocritical unrealistic overdone phoney overrefined conventional unauthentic insincere hokey histrionic wooden rigid unctuous melodramatic impersonal facile stylized mincing inflexible two-faced simpering premeditated mealy genteel overacted left-handed mealymouthed artful cutesy double-dealing goody-goody Antonyms & Near Antonyms unaffected natural genuine spontaneous real right true bona fide artless authentic realistic unfeigned honest easy sincere smooth unforced uncontrived unconscious effortless instinctive impulsive unstudied impromptu ingenuous unpretending extemporaneous unprompted unrehearsed See More 2 as in arrogant self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have Synonyms & Similar Words arrogant proud grandiose important confident smug pretentious ostentatious pompous cavalier lah-de-dah snippy lah-dee-dah aggressive complacent vain highfalutin la-de-da self-pleased uppity sure rude high-minded assertive bumptious hifalutin superior la-di-da lah-di-dah conceited sententious imperious snobbish vainglorious presumptuous prideful egotistic disdainful supercilious grandiloquent egoistic overweening snobby haughty bragging flaunting self-centered brassy self-obsessed cocky self-satisfied high-handed impudent egotistical forward airy boastful self-dramatizing insolent showy cheeky egoistical lordly high-toned flamboyant audacious glitzy braggart self-complacent stuck-up hoity-toity garish high-and-mighty gaudy self-important self-assertive high-flown self-glorifying self-aggrandizing bold self-assured self-conceited flashy self-asserting self-confident high-hat self-promoting splashy high-sounding Antonyms & Near Antonyms modest humble meek retiring unpretentious reserved quiet homely passive lowly unassertive unassuming timid demure diffident shy bashful overmodest down-to-earth mousy mousey See More 3 as in attached having a liking or affection after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce Synonyms & Similar Words attached inclined partial big on enraptured fond enamored infatuated gone (on) eager excited enthusiastic desirous gung ho keen mad (about) crazy (about or over) nuts (about) Antonyms & Near Antonyms indifferent allergic averse uninterested cool apathetic hostile contemptuous alienated antagonistic disdainful scornful disinclined disaffected disenchanted antipathetic estranged See More affected 2 of 3 verb (1) past tense of affect 1 as in influenced to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least Synonyms & Similar Words influenced impacted impressed touched struck interested reached inspired involved swayed bothered got to moved concerned disturbed attracted fascinated afflicted plagued troubled worried penetrated dazzled carried away ravished enraptured entranced upset engaged told (on) biased enthralled enchanted perturbed distressed stirred harassed transported colored disquieted stressed pierced charmed tried captivated pestered bewitched flustered discomforted biassed agitated discomposed harried smote wrung allured strained Antonyms & Near Antonyms tired bored wearied jaded palled underwhelmed 2 as in concerned to be the business or affair of fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast Synonyms & Similar Words concerned involved touched implicated ensnared embroiled related (to) entangled applied (to) pertained (to) appertained (to) bore (on) referred (to) affected 3 of 3 verb (2) past tense of affect 1 as in simulated to present a false appearance of she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard Synonyms & Similar Words simulated assumed pretended acted shammed made believe feigned professed concealed dissembled counterfeited played put on forged bluffed masqueraded posed faked dissimulated imitated playacted passed (for) impersonated masked disguised malingered let on camouflaged feinted 2 as in haunted to go to or spend time in often a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town Synonyms & Similar Words haunted frequented visited habituated invaded hanged (at) infested patronized attended dropped in dropped by resorted (to) hung (at) swarmed overran stopped (in or by) took in camped (out in) popped (in) stopped (over) stayed (at) called (on or upon) ran (in) tarried (in) sojourned (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms avoided shunned escaped shook evaded eluded ducked eschewed dodged See More
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affected

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