Affecting
Affecting adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.
Sentimental and affecting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentimental" instead an adjective "Affecting".
Sentimental
Sentimental adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Affecting and sentimental are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affecting" instead an adjective "Sentimental".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impassioned and affecting
- impassioned and sentimental
- moving and affecting
- moving and sentimental
- emotional and affecting
- emotional and sentimental
- tender and affecting
- tender and sentimental
- poignant and affecting
- poignant and sentimental
- pathetic and affecting
- pathetic and sentimental
- touching and affecting
- touching and sentimental
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Sentimental and Affecting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sentimental
Affecting & Sentimental. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sentimental>.
Sentimental or Affecting. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sentimental.
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