Affected
Affected adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have
Bragging and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bragging" instead an adjective "Affected".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and bragging
- self-important and affected
- self-important and bragging
- haughty and affected
- haughty and bragging
- pretentious and affected
- pretentious and bragging
- bombastic and affected
- bombastic and bragging
- inflated and affected
- inflated and bragging
- pompous and affected
- pompous and bragging
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Bragging and Affected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/bragging
Affected & Bragging. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/bragging>.
Bragging or Affected. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/bragging.
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