Affect Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

1 (verb) in the sense of influence

to influence (someone or something)

Millions of people have been affected by the drought.

Synonyms

influence

What you eat may influence your risk of getting cancer.

involve

concern

This matter doesn't concern you, so stay out of it.

impact

transform

the speed at which your body transforms food into energy

alter

They have never altered their programmes.

modify

They agreed to modify their recruitment policy.

change

We are trying to detect and understand how the climate changes.

manipulate

He's a very difficult character. He manipulates people.

She was unable, for once, to manipulate events.

act on

sway

Don't ever be swayed by fashion.

prevail over

bear upon

impinge upon

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2 (verb) in the sense of emotionally move

to move someone emotionally

He loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.

Synonyms

emotionally move

touch

It has touched me deeply to see how these people live.

upset

She warned me not to say anything to upset him.

overcome

I don't know what to say! I'm quite overcome.

stir

I was intrigued by him, stirred by his intellect.

disturb

He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.

perturb

He didn't seem to be perturbed by the news.

impress on

tug at your heartstrings often facetious)

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(verb) in the sense of put on

to put on a show of

He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.

Synonyms

put on

assume

He assumed an air of superiority.

adopt

pretend

He pretended to be asleep.

imitate

a precedent which may be imitated by other activists

simulate

They rolled about, simulating a bloodthirsty fight.

He financed a plot to counterfeit gold coins.

feign

You can't feign interest in something you loathe.

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in the sense of alter

to make or become different

They have never altered their programmes.

Synonyms

modify,

change,

reform,

shift,

vary,

transform,

adjust,

adapt,

revise,

amend,

diversify,

remodel,

tweak (informal),

recast,

reshape,

metamorphose,

transmute

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in the sense of assume

to make a pretence of

He assumed an air of superiority.

Synonyms

simulate,

affect,

adopt,

put on,

imitate,

mimic,

sham,

counterfeit,

feign,

impersonate

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in the sense of change

to make or become different

We are trying to detect and understand how the climate changes.

Synonyms

shift,

vary,

transform,

alter,

modify,

mutate,

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