Affected
Affected adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.
Meretricious and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Meretricious" instead an adjective "Affected".
Meretricious
Meretricious adjective - Tastelessly showy.
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Synonyms for Meretricious
Affected and meretricious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affected" instead an adjective "Meretricious".
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Related pairs
- sham and affected
- sham and meretricious
- showy and affected
- showy and meretricious
- artificial and affected
- artificial and meretricious
- fake and affected
- fake and meretricious
- counterfeit and affected
- counterfeit and meretricious
- flashy and affected
- flashy and meretricious
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and meretricious
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