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affections

The word “affections” has 3 syllables: af-fec-tions

It's pronounced as /əˈfɛkʃənz/

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In the thesaurus, “affections” has 165 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for affections along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for affections

Antonyms for affections

  • abhorrences
  • abominations
  • allergies
  • animosities
  • antagonisms
  • antipathies
  • apathies
  • aversions
  • detachments
  • disfavors
  • disgusts
  • disinclinations
  • dislikes
  • disrelishes
  • distastes
  • enmities
  • exterior
  • exteriority
  • hates
  • hatreds
  • hostilities
  • impartialities
  • indifferences
  • insouciances
  • loathings
  • misanthropies
  • neutralities
  • nonchalances
  • objectivities
  • outside
  • rancors
  • repugnances
  • repulsions
  • revulsions

Meanings of affections

  • noun
    1. The act of affecting or acting upon.
    2. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
    3. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
    4. An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
    5. A feeling of love or strong attachment.
    6. Disease; morbid symptom; malady.
  • verb
    1. To feel affection for.

Example Sentences

  • He expressed his affections openly toward his friends.
  • The child’s affections were divided between his two pets.
  • She won the affections of everyone in the community.
  • Over time, their affections for each other grew stronger.
  • The letter revealed his deep affections for his family.

On this page you'll find 199 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to affections, such as: abhorrences, abominations, addictions, adorations, adulations, affinities, ailments.

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