affecting

adjective

af·fect·ing ə-ˈfek-tiŋ

Synonyms of affecting next

: evoking a strong emotional response

affectingly

ə-ˈfek-tiŋ-lē

adverb

Choose the Right Synonym for affecting

moving, impressive, poignant, affecting, touching, pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion.

moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy.

a moving appeal for contributions

impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction.

an impressive list of achievements

poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities.

a poignant documentary on the homeless

affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos.

an affecting deathbed reunion

touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion.

the touching innocence in a child's eyes

pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt.

pathetic attempts to justify misconduct

Examples of affecting in a Sentence

He begins his book with an affecting description of his difficult childhood. the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father

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Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain. —

Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 One of the most affecting and moldable cinematic templates, found footage movies soared in popularity following The Blair Witch Project’s debut 25 years ago — but the subgenre had already been percolating for nearly 40 years before that. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024 Perhaps the most affecting moment of the Democratic Party’s nominating convention was the speech given by the parents of Hamas hostage and U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. —

Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for affecting