Synonyms

Translations

Find Words

Word Forms

What is another word for affecting?

Need synonyms for affecting? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼

Producing strong feelings and emotions

Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind

Providing inspiration

(of a performance or ability) Evoking admiration through quality or skill

Having a (significant) impact or effect

Holding one's attention

Causing distress or emotional turmoil

Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical

Feeling or showing grief

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

The action or fact of adopting or being adopted

Indicating pertinence to two or more parties

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

Present participle for to influence, usually emotionally

Present participle for to make a false show or pretence of

Present participle for to take on an affectation

(somewhat rare) Present participle for to be a regular patron or visitor of

(rare) Present participle for to have an attraction to or feel affection for someone

… more ▼

Adjective

Producing strong feelings and emotions

emotionally moving

arousing affect

heart-wrenching

over-sentimental

with a sting in the tail

with mixed emotions

highly impressive

not to be forgotten

never to be forgotten

more ❯

“The whole volume constitutes an effort to resolve a problem that must confront anyone who finds the world a deeply affecting yet intangible chimera.”

Adjective

Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind

highly coloured

representational

photo-realistic

three-dimensional

invigorating^US

camera-friendly

envigorating^UK

well delineated

leaving nothing to the imagination

more ❯

Adjective

Providing inspiration

envigorating^UK

invigorating^US

emotion-charged

thought-provoking

more ❯

Adjective

(of a performance or ability) Evoking admiration through quality or skill

out of this world

the dog's bollocks

top-of-the-line

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

more ❯

Adjective

Having a (significant) impact or effect

Adjective

Holding one's attention

attention-grabbing

thought-provoking

out of the ordinary

envigorating^UK

invigorating^US

more ❯

Adjective

Causing distress or emotional turmoil

foolish-looking

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heart-wrenching

more ❯

Adjective

Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical

Adjective

Feeling or showing grief

down in the mouth

singing the blues

down in the dumps

conscience-stricken

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

self-reproachful

as sick as a parrot

heavy with grief

in sackcloth and ashes

discombobulated

overcome with sorrow

down-in-the-mouth

heart-wrenching

sorry for oneself

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

ill-humoured^UK

prostrate with grief

sorry for yourself

uncommunicative

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

self-incriminating

with a long face

beside oneself with grief

self-condemnatory

discountenanced

on the verge of tears

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

racked with suffering

racked with pain

more ❯

Adjective

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

smooth operator

highly coloured

thought through

with the gift of the gab

having kissed the Blarney Stone

well delineated

leaving nothing to the imagination

characterizing^US

particularised^UK

particularized^US

characterising^UK

representational

more ❯

Noun

The action or fact of adopting or being adopted

rubber-stamping

authorisation^UK

authorization^US

legalization^US

legalisation^UK

formal acceptance

favourable reception

wholehearted reception

enthusiastic reception

aiding and abetting

more ❯

Preposition

Indicating pertinence to two or more parties

Verb

(rare) Instigating the curiosity or attention of someone

floating someone's boat

lighting someone's fire

tickling someone's fancy

turning someone on

doing it for someone

giving someone a thrill

giving someone a kick

tickle to death

sweeping off one's feet

lighting a fire under

sweeping off feet

giving pleasure to

whetting the appetite of

giving someone a charge

revitalizing^US

firing with enthusiasm

revitalising^UK

getting someone going

hitting the spot

putting in motion

putting zip into

giving a new lease of life to

setting in motion

acting as a incentive to

putting under a spell

making a hit with

acting as a stimulus to

drawing one's attention

making someone feel good

putting a bomb under

casting a spell on

putting new life in

fanning the flames of

tickling the fancy of

holding the attention of

giving the come-on to

making your head spin

going to your head

racing one's motor

knocking one's socks off

exerting influence on

catching someone's eye

exerting a pull on

catching the eye of

giving the incentive to

bringing joy to

pleasing greatly

bucking someone up

making a hit with someone

giving someone pleasure

getting one's kicks

warming the cockles of the heart

arousing one's curiosity

capturing one's imagination

holding one's attention

whetting one's appetite

engaging one's attention

catching one's eye

getting one going

acting as a spur to

building a fire under

acting as a fillip to

acting as a impetus to

getting one started

putting under magic spell

putting the whammy on

holding spellbound

putting horns on

bowling someone over

making someone feel sexy

arousing sexually

making feel sexually excited

batting eyes at

dangling a carrot in front of

making someone pleased

making someone glad

making somebody's day

making someone content

bringing into being

calling into being

getting smoking

taking one's breath away

taking your breath away

getting started

making hit with

falling in love with

prevailing upon

making very happy

giving someone great pleasure

giving a shot in the arm

putting new strength in

putting new heart in

putting new heart into

making your mouth water

dangling something

turning one's head

making mouth water

flying in the face of

exciting sexually

firing the enthusiasm of

firing the imagination of

more ❯

Verb

Present participle for to influence, usually emotionally

exerting influence on

emotionally moving

having an effect on

having an impact on

knocking for six

prevailing over

making an impression on

tugging at your heartstrings

“Our son claims that romantic comedies don't affect him in the least.”

Verb

Present participle for to make a false show or pretence of

“These affect an air of tired superiority in a world of unoriginal humorists.”

Verb

Present participle for to take on an affectation

“Rosalinda, who was also invited to the party, arrives there, affecting the airs of a Hungarian countess.”

Verb

(somewhat rare) Present participle for to be a regular patron or visitor of

“Vincent and his entourage were known to affect all the fancy clubs in town.”

Verb

(rare) Present participle for to have an attraction to or feel affection for someone

“There is a lady in the country to whom I affect deeply.”

	Find more words!








affecting
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

Watch and Learn

Sponsored Content

See Also

What is the opposite of affecting?
Sentences with the word affecting
Words that rhyme with affecting
What is the adjective for affecting?
What is the noun for affecting?
What is the adverb for affecting?
What is another word for affect?
Use our Synonym Finder

Nearby Words

affecting badly

affecting the role of

affected the role of

affected superiority

9-letter Words Starting With

Sponsored Content

Advertisement

Find Synonyms

Advertisement

Word Tools			Finders & Helpers		Other Languages		More		Synonyms
Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Nouns Verbs	Adjectives Adverbs Plural Singular Past Tense Present Tense		Word Unscrambler Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword		Français Español Italiano Deutsch		Home iOS / Android App About Us Contact Us Terms of Use Privacy Statement Don't Sell Personal Data		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Antonyms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2020