Skip to content

affecting

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Affecting means: arousing affect.

Synonyms for affecting4

adjective, as in arousing affect

poignant, touching, moving

also used for affecting

affective

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does affecting mean?1

adjective

1

arousing affect“the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with affecting?21

four syllables

unsuspecting
Show 40 near rhymes
gettingtellingmarriageeffectivewearingweddingparissellinghelpingsettingpresentedelectricspendingintendeddomesticexpensiveconnectedendingselectedsuggestedacceptedtestingsharingaffectedarrestedsendingacademicdependingperspectivelettingrepresentedprotectedrecommendedextensiveheadingtestedattendedimpressiveoffensiveharris

Affecting in a sentence

  • Ocean acidification is affecting the entire world’s oceans, including coastal estuaries and waterways.Hybrid
  • The serious job shortage is also affecting those illegal foreign workers.CM
  • How concerned are you about identity theft adversely affecting you?CM
  • Focus on the sensations that are affecting your body right now.Amastan
  • Yanni's dark mood was affecting the whole family.Amastan
  • Pollution was affecting the health of everyone in the town.Igider
  • Let this little thing slide without affecting you.Nuel
  • She flitted about the party affecting a really annoying English accent.darinmex

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.