Affected
Dramatic
Dramatic adjective - Having the general quality or effect of a stage performance.
Usage example: the basketball player's dramatic announcement of his sudden retirement held everybody spellbound
Affected is a synonym for dramatic in expressive topic. Sometimes you can use "Affected" instead an adjective "Dramatic", if it concerns topics such as exaggerated.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- emotional and affected
- emotional and dramatic
- showy and affected
- showy and dramatic
- artificial and affected
- artificial and dramatic
- flashy and affected
- flashy and dramatic
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and dramatic
- flamboyant and affected
- flamboyant and dramatic
- histrionic and affected
- histrionic and dramatic
Both words in one sentence
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Dramatic Wind: The Medicine Man seems to be affected by this even when he's indoors.
Source: Anime / Mononoke - He is a decidedly dark "Angel of Music" affected with a hint or two of madness, a hearty dollop of romantic obsession and a flair for dramatic trickery and murder.
Source: Magnificent Bastard / Theatre - This is meaningful not just for the usual dramatic reasons, but also because a hero's actual performance in this game is affected by whether they're currently alone, have a single "buddy" for backup, or are working as part of a greater team.
Source: Involuntary Group Split
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