Synonyms of 'affect'

verb

1 influenceDictionary, involve, concern

Millions of people have been affected by the drought.

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.

act on

sway

Don't ever be swayed by fashion.

prevail over

bear upon

impinge upon

2 emotionally move, touch, upset

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

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

put onDictionary, assume, adopt

He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.

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 is alleged to have counterfeited video cassettes.

feign

You can't feign interest in something you loathe.

Additional synonyms

alter

If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.

They have never altered their programmes.

remodel

tweak (informal)

recast

reshape

metamorphose

transmute

assume

If you assume a particular expression or way of behaving, you start to look or behave in this way.

He assumed an air of superiority.

put on

change

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

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Thesaurus for affect from the Collins English Thesaurus

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Dictionary definition

If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.

Scrabble score for 'affect': 14

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