affect - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

Synonyms

• affect

More generic

• feeling

Verb

act physically on; have an effect upon

Synonyms

• affect

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• arouse
• attack
• brace
• calm
• cramp
• energise
• energize
• inebriate
• intoxicate
• jaundice
• loosen up
• make relaxed
• perk up
• register
• relax
• sedate
• soak
• stimulate
• strain
• tense
• tense up
• tranquilize
• tranquillise
• tranquillize
• ulcerate
• unlax
• unstrain
• unwind

Verb

have an effect upon

Synonyms

• affect
• bear on
• bear upon
• impact
• touch
• touch on

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• act upon
• bother
• color
• colour
• discommode
• disoblige
• distort
• endanger
• excite
• expose
• hit
• hydrolise
• hydrolize
• incommode
• inconvenience
• influence
• peril
• process
• put out
• queer
• redound
• repercuss
• scupper
• slam-dunk
• stimulate
• strike
• strike a blow
• subject
• tell on
• tinge
• treat
• trouble
• work

Verb

make believe with the intent to deceive

Synonyms

• affect
• dissemble
• feign
• pretend
• sham

More generic

• belie
• misrepresent

More specific

• bull
• bullshit
• fake
• mouth
• play possum
• take a dive
• talk through one's hat

Related

• make
• make believe
• pretend

Verb

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

Synonyms

• affect
• impress
• move
• strike

More specific

• alienate
• awaken
• cloud
• disturb
• engrave
• hit home
• impress
• infect
• ingrain
• instill
• jar
• move
• pierce
• sadden
• smite
• stir
• strike a chord
• strike a note
• strike dumb
• strike home
• surprise
• sweep away
• sweep off
• touch
• trouble
• upset
• zap

Related

• experience
• feel

Related

• actuate
• come to
• hit
• incite
• motivate
• move
• prompt
• propel
• strike

Verb

connect closely and often incriminatingly

Synonyms

• affect
• involve
• regard

More generic

• bear on
• come to
• concern
• have to do with
• pertain
• refer
• relate
• touch
• touch on

More specific

• implicate

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