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affect


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TO HAVE POWER TO CAUSE A CHANGE IN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


Low-income women were disproportionately affected by the legislation.

Synonyms and examples


influence
The jury could have been influenced by all the media coverage surrounding the case.
be/fall under someone's influence/spell
The young queen seemed to fall under the spell of her counsellor, believing everything he told her.
be under someone's spell
We warned her about him, but all he had to do was turn on the charm and she was under his spell.
guide
He is guided by the core beliefs of his religion.
impact
Severe storms will impact on travel across the region tonight.
make a/your mark (on something)
In his four short years in office, he certainly made his mark.
leave your/its mark on someone or something
The war left its mark on the area for decades.
carry (something) over
The stress of work was carrying over into her personal life.
tell on someone
The stress is really telling on him.
touch
We were all touched by her simple but heartfelt speech.
do something to/for someone
informal
His music is just phenomenal! The first concert I saw of his really did something to me.
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If something or something affects someone or something, they have power to cause a change in someone or something.

TO ACT AS IF SOMETHING IS TRUE WHEN IT IS NOT


His friends only affected interest in his problems.

Synonyms and examples


pretend
She pretended not to know about the surprise.
make believe
He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
play at something
UK
The children are playing at cops and robbers.
role-play
During class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
fake
She's only faking being ill.
feign
The police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.
purport
formal
The legislation purports to protect employees, but trade unions have claimed the law would to the opposite.
dissimulate
formal
The government appears to be dissimulating regarding their intentions behind drone strikes.
dissemble
formal
The prince demanded to know if she loved him, but she shyly dissembled.
keep up appearances
They've just lost their house, but they're still keeping up apperances for their relatives.
pose as someone
She was posing as a member of the aristrocracy in order to steal money from the rich.
impersonate
The suspect was charged with impersonating a police officer.
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If you pretend, you act as if something is true when it is not.

affect | American Thesaurus


affect


verb
These are words and phrases related to affect. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of affect.
The rain will affect our plans for a picnic.

Synonyms


influence
be of importance to
impinge on
act on
produce an effect on
alter
change
modify
concern
relate to
pertain to
interest
regard
The speech deeply affected the audience.

Synonyms


have an emotional effect on
move
touch
stir
impress

Antonyms


leave unmoved
leave cold
Informal
bore
She's from Chicago, but she affects a British accent.

Synonyms


make a pretense of
pretend
pretend to
feign
fake
put on
assume
adopt
imitate
counterfeit
simulate
fancy
show a preference for
tend toward
embrace
be inclined toward

Antonyms


repudiate
scorn
reject
shed
cast aside
Informal
cast off
Informal
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