Synonyms for affecting
əˈfɛk tɪŋaf·fect·ing

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1. affecting, poignant, touchingadjective

   arousing affect

   "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

   Synonyms:
   touching, poignant

   Antonyms:
   unmoving

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1. affectingadjective

   Synonyms:
   moving, touching, pathetic, impressive

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1. affectingadjective

   Synonyms:
   touching, moving, pathetic, piteous

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1. List of paraphrases for "affecting":

   influencing, afflicting, impacting, affect, impact, involving, affected, concerning, touching, influence, besetting, effects, relating, impeding, interesting, facing, implications

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1. Prime Minister Antonio Costa:

   We understand the dimension of this horrible tragedy that devastated various municipalities here in Madeira, and we also know about the calamities affecting other zones of the country that now have to be addressed.

2. Marc Benioff:

   Look at how it is affecting the world. You can talk about the political process. You can talk about climate. You can talk about the pandemic, in each and every major topic, it gets connected back to the mistrust that is happening and especially the amount of it being seeded by the social networks. It must stop now.

3. Dean Koontz, Watchers:

   Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart is nearly stilled in astonishment.

4. Norihiro Fujito:

   There is no denying that concerns about the Chinese economy are affecting Japanese shares. Not only construction equipment makers and commodity-related firms but there are growing concerns about hi-tech shares given possible slowdown in smartphone sales (in China).

5. Scott Pruitt:

   So I share your concerns about some of these decisions. I want to rectify those going forward, i also want to highlight for you that some of the criticism is unfounded and I think is exaggerated and I think it feeds this division that we've seen around very important issues affecting the environment.