Synonyms and Antonyms of affect

synonym (synonym of affect)

hypernym (affect IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative)
    bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on
    be relevant to (verb.stative)
     
  • make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
    belie, misrepresent
    represent falsely (verb.communication)
     
  • the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
    feeling
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF affect relation)

  • act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body)
    attack
    begin to injure (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    ulcerate
    affect with an ulcer (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
    cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
    cause to be alert and energetic (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    strain, tense, tense up
    cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind
    cause to feel relaxed (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    cramp
    affect with or as if with a cramp (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    jaundice
    affect with, or as if with, jaundice (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    register
    enter into someone's consciousness (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    inebriate, intoxicate, soak
    make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) (verb.consumption)
     
  • connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative)
    implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection (verb.stative)
     
  • have an effect upon (verb.change)
    strike a blow
    affect adversely (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    repercuss
    cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    tell on
    produce an effect or strain on somebody (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    redound
    have an effect for good or ill (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    excite, stimulate
    act as a stimulant (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    process, treat
    subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    hydrolise, hydrolize
    make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    color, colour, distort, tinge
    affect as in thought or feeling (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper
    put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    hit, strike
    affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    subject
    cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble
    to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    act upon, influence, work
    have and exert influence or effect (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    slam-dunk
    make a forceful move against (verb.social)
     
  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    infect
    affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    surprise
    cause to be surprised (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    impress, ingrain, instill
    produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    awaken
    make aware (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    engrave
    impress or affect deeply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    strike dumb
    render speechless, as by surprising or shocking (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    zap
    strike suddenly and with force (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    jar
    affect in a disagreeable way (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    hit home, strike a chord, strike a note, strike home
    refer to or be relevant or familiar to (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    smite
    affect suddenly with deep feeling (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    cloud
    make gloomy or depressed (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    pierce
    move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    impress
    impress positively (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    sweep away, sweep off
    overwhelm emotionally (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    disturb, trouble, upset
    move deeply (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    stir, touch
    affect emotionally (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    move
    arouse sympathy or compassion in (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    sadden
    make unhappy (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    alienate
    make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated (verb.emotion)
     
  • make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
    play possum
    to pretend to be dead (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    take a dive
    pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat
    speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    mouth
    articulate silently; form words with the lips only (verb.communication)
     

cause (cause to relations of affect)

  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
    experience, feel
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion)
     

verb group (affect is verb group of ....)

derivation (.... is derived from affect)

synonym hypernym hyponym cause verb group derivation bear on bear upon impact involve regard dissemble feeling alter change belie misrepresent bear on attack ulcerate calm sedate arouse brace experience feel make make believe pretend actuate incite motivate impress affectional affective encroachment impact wallop
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