affects
Definitions
Noun
- The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
Verb
- Have an effect upon
- Act physically on; have an effect upon
- Connect closely and often incriminatingly
- Make believe with the intent to deceive
- Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "affects".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amounts | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | accounts | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | suggests | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | adults | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | supports | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | recruits | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | collects | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | selects | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | addicts | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | assaults | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | upsets | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | adjusts | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | admits | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | adopts | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | commutes | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | connects | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | laments | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | appoints | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | assists | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | competes | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | detroit's | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | aborts | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | account's | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | acquits | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | adapts | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | adults' | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | attests | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | basalts | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | combats | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | mccants | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | molests | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | subverts | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | updates | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | wilentz | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "affects".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | effect | 2 | 213 |
| 2 | effects | 2 | 108 |
| 3 | acts | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | affected | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | affect | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | affection | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | affecting | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | affections | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | taffeta | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | waffles | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | afflicts | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | gaffes | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | disaffect | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | affective | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | aftereffects | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | raffles | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | raffety | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | offsets | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | maffett | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | infects | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "affects" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | affects the | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "affects" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "affects" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choice | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "affects".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | effects | 2 | 108 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 34
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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