lays on thick (verb) affect: pretend, imitate
Detalii: as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result'effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect
Sinonime: brainless,
dazed,
deficient, dense,
dim, doltish, dopey, dull, dumb,
dummy*,
foolish,
futile,
gullible, half-baked, half-witted, idiotic, ill-advised, imbecilic,
inane, indiscreet, insensate,
irrelevant,
laughable,
loser*,
ludicrous,
meaningless,
mindless,
moronic,
naive,
nonsensical,
obtuse, out to lunch,
pointless,
puerile,
rash,
senseless, shortsighted,
simple, simpleminded,
slow,
sluggish,
stolid,
stupefied,
thick, thick-headed,
trivial,
unintelligent, unthinking, witless
Antonime: cognizant,
intelligent,
responsible,
smart