Collocations
A collocation is a group of two or more words that are almost always put together.
Common word combinations such as 'Adverse Effects' or 'Unprecedented Growth' - are the essential building blocks of natural-sounding English.
Types
- adjective + noun
- adverb + adjective
- noun + verb
- verb + noun
- verb + adverb
Collocations with Adjective + Noun
- Incredible performance/tale/wealth/talent etc
- Stringent action/steps/guidelines/measures/punishment etc
- Unwanted consequences
- Dire consequences
- Inevitable consequence
- Utter failure
- Sheer ignorance
- Grave negligence
- Adequate resources
- Appropriate action/solution
- Workable solution
- Fruitful results
- Unexpected results/outcomes/consequences
- Adverse effect
- Unpardonable offence
- Punishable act
- Devastating effects/impact/consequence
- Invaluable contribution
- Unchallenging faith
- Unprecedented growth
- Undesirable results/consequences/effects
- Enviable growth
- Multifaceted career
- Ruthless crimes
- Cold-blooded murder
- Unending options
- Thoughtless acts
- Burgeoning price/demand
- Ever-growing trend
- Trendy accessories/clothes
- High-end products/computers/gadgets/gizmos
- Relentless enthusiasm/zest/hard work/ spirit
- Uphill/Herculean task
- Innate abilities
- Acquired abilities
- Civilized societies/citizens/people
- Established customs/practices/organizations
- Tech-savvy generation
- Deplorable condition
- Inadequate facilities
- Exorbitant rates/prices
- Cold-blooded murder
- Hardcore criminals
- Aspiring singers/performers/sportsmen
- Demoralizing impact/effect
- Excruciating pain
- Unbearable poverty/heat
- Underprivileged people
- Handsome salaries/remuneration/rewards
- Unbridgeable gap/divide
- Immense courage/wealth
- Irreversible change/damage/trend
- Cultural degeneration
- Anti-social elements
- Toxic fumes/gases
- Excessive consumption
- Underrated film/person/society/field
- Tremendous amounts of time
- Substantial sums/amounts
Collocations with Adverb + Adjective
- Entirely different
- Physically challenged
- Utterly stupid
- Practically impossible
- Virtually everywhere
- Deeply motivated
- Richly decorated
- Fully aware
- Completely ignorant
- Meticulously calculated/planned
- Beautifully crafted/designed/planned
- Cleverly devised
- Totally confused
- Totally alien
- Heavily armed/guarded
- Perfectly arranged
- Thoroughly damaged
- Deeply attached
- Readily available
- Widely used
- Hideously bad
- Finely/perfectly/delicately balanced
- Extremely beneficial/dangerous/useful/important
- Heavily built
- Elegantly designed/crafted
- Highly recommended
- Deeply conservative
- Highly contagious/critical/controversial/acclaimed
- Hotly debated
- Seriously/badly/severely damaged
- Highly/quite delighted
- Sharply/strongly criticized
- Deeply distressed/depressed
- Highly/fully/well developed
- Completely/ entirely/ totally/ utterly/ significantly/ markedly/ subtly different
- Bitterly/ deeply/ terribly/ extremely disappointed
- Highly educated
- Badly affected
- Poorly designed
- Highly effective
- Highly enjoyable
- Perfectly fitting
- Heavily polluted
- Extremely/fairly/highly flexible
- Utterly futile
- Perfectly genuine
- Totally harmless
- Perfectly healthy
- Widely held
- Seriously/ critically/ gravely/ terminally ill
- Utterly/ almost/ nearly/ practically/ seemingly/ virtually impossible
- Totally incompetent
- Actively/ deeply/ heavily involved
- Highly/ hardly likely
- Totally logical/illogical
- Entirely loyal
- Grossly/ highly/ seriously misleading
- Entirely/ painfully/ totally/ immediately/ fairly/ extremely/ perfectly obvious
- Deeply offended
- Bitterly/ completely/ diametrically opposed
- Completely overlooked
- Perfectly rational/reasonable
- Widely recognized
- Highly relevant
- Incredibly/extremely rich
- Completely/perfectly right
- Utterly ruthless
- Perfectly safe
- Totally/ hardly surprising
- Highly technical
- Seriously threatened
- Highly toxic
- Utterly/painfully tragic
- Highly trained
- Totally/highly/entirely unaccepted
- Seriously undermined
- Perfectly understandable
- Desperately unhappy
- Totally unjustified
- Completely untenable
- Highly valuable
- Highly volatile
- Terribly worried
- Highly significant
- Fairly/ quite/ broadly/ roughly/ remarkably/ strikingly similar
- Heavily/ densely/ highly/ thickly/ sparsely/ lightly/ thinly populated
- Highly/fully/ suitably/ well qualified
Collocations with Verb + Noun
- Take exercise
- Make mistake
- Commit crime
- Commit suicide
- Make a speech
- Give a presentation
- Draw salary
- Take exam
- Achieve target
- Curb global warming
- Gain weight
- Lose weight
- Set a record
- Break a record
- Hike price
- Exercise franchise
- Devote time
- Thwart a plan/an attempt
- Take/make a decision
Collocations with Verb + Adverb
- Act accordingly
- Bleed profusely
- Act instantly
- Rise steeply
- Fail badly
- Spend lavishly
- Invest wisely