Affect and Avoid

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Affect

Affect verb - To go to or spend time in often.
Usage example: a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town
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Synonyms for Affect
Antonyms for Affect
Avoid is an antonym for affect.
Nearby Words: affected, affection, affectation, affecting, affective

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
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Synonyms for Avoid
Antonyms for Avoid
Affect is an antonym for avoid.
Nearby Words: avoided, avoidance, avoidable, avoiding, avoidably
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Common collocations

work affect work avoid work
people affect people avoid people
time affect time avoid time
battle affect battle avoid battle
Other words: damage, ending, anyone, humans, enemies.
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