Affect and Stir

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Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

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Stir is a synonym for affect in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Stir" instead a verb "Affect", when it comes to topics like upset, effect, emotionally move.

Nearby Words: affected, affection, affectation, affecting, affective

Stir

Stir verb - Affect emotionally.

Usage example: A stirring movie

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Affect is a synonym for stir in effect topic. You can use "Affect" instead a verb "Stir", if it concerns topics such as influence, stimulate, incite.

Nearby Words: stirring, stirred

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Common collocations

people	affect people	stir people
way	affect way	stir way
world	affect world	stir world

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Stir and Affect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/stir

Affect & Stir. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/stir>.

Stir or Affect. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/stir.

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