Synonyms for affected
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Artificial — simulated in order to impress
artificial, forced, assumed, simulated, stilted, mannered, insincere, pretentious, precious, contrived, feigned, pious, theatrical, factitious, canting, stagey, smug dated, overrefined rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Simulated in order to impress.
He spoke with an affected English accent.
- adj. 2
Influenced or changed by something.
The affected products had to be recalled.
Related words
- Word family
- affectedness affectation
Example sentences
- forced Circumstances forced us to cancel our appointment.
- stricken Part of Tom's testimony was stricken from the record.
By length
- 4 letters
- sick1, smug1
- 5 letters
- moved1, stiff1, pious2
- 6 letters
- forced1, stagey
- 7 letters
- assumed2, touched1, smitten2, stilted2, feigned1, mincing2, canting
- 8 letters
- precious2, stricken2, mannered2
- 9 letters
- impressed2, simulated4, unnatural4, contrived2, insincere3
- 10 letters
- artificial4, theatrical4, factitious3
- 11 letters
- pretentious3, overrefined
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pious2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- affecté