(af-fect-ed) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to act upon so as to cause a response; to be the business or affair of

Example Sentence

Cold weather affected the crops.

Synonyms

impact; influence; impress; concern

Antonyms

bore; tire

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

affected
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • affected
  • collected
  • connected
  • corrected
  • defected
  • deflected
  • dejected
  • detected
  • directed
  • dissected
  • effected
  • ejected
  • elected
  • erected
  • expected
  • infected
  • inflected
  • injected
  • inspected
  • neglected
  • objected
  • perfected
  • projected
  • protected
  • reflected
  • rejected
  • respected
  • selected
  • subjected
  • suspected

  • disaffected
  • disconnected
  • disrespected
  • interjected
  • intersected
  • misdirected
  • recollected
  • reconnected
  • redirected
  • reelected
  • resurrected
  • unaffected
  • uncollected
  • unconnected
  • uncorrected
  • undetected
  • unelected
  • unexpected
  • uninfected
  • unprotected
  • unsuspected

  • interconnected