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
Egotistic and affected are semantically related In some cases you can use "Egotistic" instead an adjective "Affected".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and egotistic
- self-important and affected
- self-important and egotistic
- haughty and affected
- haughty and egotistic
- pretentious and affected
- pretentious and egotistic
- bombastic and affected
- bombastic and egotistic
- grandiose and affected
- grandiose and egotistic
- inflated and affected
- inflated and egotistic
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Egotistic and Affected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/egotistic
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Egotistic or Affected. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/egotistic.
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