as in genuine
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
a relaxed and unaffected style of public speaking
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Recent Examples of unaffected
No one was injured and production at the plant was unaffected.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Admissions at most colleges were unaffected by the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling, however, the fraction of institutions impacted by it includes some of the wealthiest and most well-resourced schools.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Even if such a law were to pass, a state like Texas would remain unaffected; about 93 percent of the land there is private.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
During that time, however, Spirit will continue to fly and has said tickets, credits, and loyalty points will be unaffected.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Admissions at most colleges were unaffected by the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling, however, the fraction of institutions impacted by it includes some of the wealthiest and most well-resourced schools.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Even if such a law were to pass, a state like Texas would remain unaffected; about 93 percent of the land there is private.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
During that time, however, Spirit will continue to fly and has said tickets, credits, and loyalty points will be unaffected.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffected
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Modernization should be driven by genuine needs, not trends.Siddharth Gawshinde, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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But 47 has navigated those waters better than most, delivering some genuine interpersonal conflict and elevating a handful of satisfyingly devious characters including the initially hapless Andy Rueda and Keyser Söze-ian corporate lawyer Genevieve Mushaluk.Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Below, take a look at our editors’ honest reviews of their favorite Jones Road beauty products.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Most antimatter particles created in particle accelerators have been fairly simple: anti-protons, positrons, anti-tritium and anti-helium — that sort of thing.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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This small French bakery serves up simple but flawlessly executed French bread, and the jambon beurre sandwich here, served with a thick slathering of butter, grainy mustard and ham on a crusty baguette, reigns as my favorite sandwich of the year.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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This is true of baking, and even more so of risotto.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse still, the falsehood was a double-down of the AI insisting that the remark was true.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unaffected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffected. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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