List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 6

SYNONYMS: affect, influence, impress, touch, move, strike.
These verbs are compared as they mean to produce a mental or emotional effect.

To affect is to act upon a person's emotions: The adverse criticism the book received didn't affect the author one way or another.
Influence implies a degree of control or sway over the thinking and actions, as well as the emotions, of another: Humanity is influenced by what you do.
To impress is to produce a marked, deep, often enduring effect: The Tibetan landscape particularly impressed him.
Touch usually means to arouse a tender response, such as love, gratitude, or compassion: The tributes [to the two deceased musicians] were fitting and touching.
Move suggests profound emotional effect that sometimes leads to action or has a further consequence: Her experiences as a refugee moved us to tears.
Strike implies keenness or force of mental response to a stimulus: I was struck by the sudden change in his behavior.