most affected

ADJECTIVE

deeply moved or hurt emotionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted concerned damaged distressed impressed overwhelmed stirred touched troubled

STRONG

altered changed compassionate excited grieved impaired influenced injured stimulated tender upset

WEAK

overwrought sorry sympathetic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK calm collected happy sane untroubled

STRONG

hard healthy kept

WEAK

unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

changed in a bad or artificial way

Synonyms

STRONG

assumed contrived counterfeit counterfeited faked feigned ham hollow imitated overdone playacting pretended shallow sham simulated studied unnatural

WEAK

apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraud gone Hollywood hammy high falutin' insincere melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put-on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical

Antonyms

STRONG

genuine natural real sincere true

WEAK

OK calm unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed untroubled

Example Sentences

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Across the pond, the people most affected by the unrest, and its instigating events, are not having any of it.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

Those most affected by any legislation can’t knock on state representatives’ doors or write letters to Newsom, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

They also highlight the importance of including older animals in cancer research to better reflect the patients most affected by the disease.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The areas where cacao can grow are precisely in the most affected areas, and we think we’ll see an incredible transformation in developing this new Colombian coffee.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Cats, who so meticulously groom their coats and lick their paws, seemed to be most affected.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson