Affected
Affected adjective - Having a liking or affection.
Usage example: after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce
Partial and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partial" instead an adjective "Affected".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- While Kate, due to her partial immunity, was never visibly affected by the Alpha version of the formula, Mirage seems to have suffered dramatically in the mental health and stability department.
Source: Audio Play / The Elysium Project -
In the original game, the starting class mostly just affected the starting stats and character art, so it was possible to build any class into at least a partial spell caster by spending your level-ups right.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II -
In the original game, the starting class mostly just affected the starting stats and character art, so it was possible to build any class into at least a partial spell caster by spending your level-ups right, although every class had a limit on certain stats.
Source: Video Game / Diablo
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Partial and Affected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affected/partial
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