affected

Questions about affected

What does affected mean?

affected means "acted upon; influenced". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in affected?

affected has 3 syllables: af-fec-ted. The stress falls on "fec". In IPA it is /əˈfɛktɪd/.

What is another word for affected?

Close synonyms include unnatural, moved, stirred, touched. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of affected?

The recorded antonyms are unaffected, unaffected.

Is affected a common word?

affected is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with affected?

6 words rhyme with affected. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.