All affect synonyms
afΒ·fect
A a verb affect
- pretend β to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- involve β to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- interest β the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- touch β to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- alter β If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- inspire β to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- perturb β to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- relate β to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- prevail β to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- transform β to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- induce β to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- sway β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- impinge β to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- stir β to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- overcome β to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- feign β to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- bluff β A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- adopt β If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- simulate β to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- playact β to engage in make-believe.
- act on β to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with (advice, information, etc)
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- take on β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- shape β Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- imitate β to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
noun affect
- vibes β Informal. vibration (def 4).
- romanticism β romantic spirit or tendency.
- sentiment β an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- hearts and flowers β maudlin sentimentality: The play is a period piece, full of innocence abused and hearts and flowers.
- vibe β Informal. vibration (def 4).