Synonyms of affect
14 similar words
Another word for affect is fake. Other synonyms of affect are attack, alter, move, touch and simulate.
Synonyms and similar words for affect
verbTo influence or alter.
- alterTo affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- change
- have an effect on
- influence
- play a role in
- play a part in
verbTo move to emotion.
- moveTo arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an...
- touchTo deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
verbOf an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
- attackTo begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- harmTo damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
- infect
verbTo make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
- fakeTo make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- simulateTo model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
- feign
Meaning of affect
- verb To influence or alter.
- verb To move to emotion.
- verb Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
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Questions about synonyms of affect
- What is another word for affect?
- Affect has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fake, attack, alter, move, touch, simulate, change and harm.
- What does affect mean?
- Affect means to influence or alter.
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