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
Imperious and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperious" instead an adjective "Affected".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and imperious
- self-important and affected
- self-important and imperious
- haughty and affected
- haughty and imperious
- pretentious and affected
- pretentious and imperious
- grandiose and affected
- grandiose and imperious
- pompous and affected
- pompous and imperious
- conceited and affected
- conceited and imperious
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Imperious and Affected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/imperious
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