Affecting
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
Expressive and affecting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expressive" instead an adjective "Affecting".
Expressive
Expressive adjective - Clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood).
Affecting and expressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affecting" instead an adjective "Expressive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and affecting
- moving and expressive
- emotional and affecting
- emotional and expressive
- tender and affecting
- tender and expressive
- effective and affecting
- effective and expressive
- powerful and affecting
- powerful and expressive
- impressive and affecting
- impressive and expressive
- poignant and affecting
- poignant and expressive
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