Affecting and Detached

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Affecting adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.

Usage example: the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father

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Detached is an antonym for affecting.

Detached adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.

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Affecting is an antonym for detached.

Nearby Words: detach, detachment, detaching, detachable, detacher

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