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Common Adverb and Adjective Collocations

The document provides a list of common adverb and adjective collocations used to modify or describe words and phrases. Many of the collocations use intensifying words like "totally", "entirely", "completely", "highly", "deeply", "badly", and "painfully" to emphasize qualities. A wide range of topics are covered including emotions, states, abilities, appearances, and more.

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Common Adverb and Adjective Collocations

The document provides a list of common adverb and adjective collocations used to modify or describe words and phrases. Many of the collocations use intensifying words like "totally", "entirely", "completely", "highly", "deeply", "badly", and "painfully" to emphasize qualities. A wide range of topics are covered including emotions, states, abilities, appearances, and more.

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COMMON ADVERB AND ADJECTIVE COLLOCATIONS totally/ utterly abandoned conspicuously/ entirely absent totally abused completely acclimatised

highly accomplished painfully acute rather alarmed totally alien completely/ utterly alone totally anaemic utterly appalled heavily armed perfectly arranged deeply/ bitterly/ thoroughly ashamed deeply attached readily/ widely available acutely/ painfully/ fully/ well aware hideously bad perfectly/ finely/ delicately balanced entirely/ perfectly/ highly/ extremely beneficial heavily/ fully booked heavily built hideously burnt perfectly capable utterly careless heavily censored

quite/ fairly/ relatively cheap entirely/ abundantly clear bitterly cold highly commended deeply conscious deeply conservative highly contagious highly controversial highly critical heavily/ sharply/ strongly/ widely criticised seriously/ badly/ severely damaged totally/ halfway decent hideously deformed utterly dejected highly/ quite delighted heavily/ highly dependent deeply depressed highly desirable totally/ utterly/ completely destroyed highly/ fully/ well developed utterly devoted completely/ entirely/ totally/ utterly/ radically/ significantly/ markedly/ slightly/ subtly different bitterly/ deeply/ terribly/ extremely disappointed utterly disastrous hideously disfigured deeply/greatly/seriously disturbed bitterly/ deeply divided

completely drained highly educated hideously/ highly effective totally/ acutely/ deeply/ highly embarrassed hideously embarrassing deeply embedded deeply embittered heavily embroiled completely/ virtually empty highly enjoyable painfully evocative hideously/ prohibitively expensive seriously exposed completely extinguished entirely false utterly fearless entirely/ perfectly fitting heavily flavoured extremely/ fairly/ highly flexible perfectly formed entirely free completely full completely furious utterly futile perfectly genuine entirely global perfectly/ awfully/ pretty good

deeply/eternally/extremely grateful heavily guarded totally harmless perfectly healthy widely held seriously hit totally homogeneous totally honest bitterly/ openly hostile bitterly humiliated badly/ bitterly/ deeply/ seriously hurt almost/ virtually identical seriously/ critically/ gravely/ terminally ill completely immune seriously impaired entirely impersonal totally impervious extremely important utterly/ almost/ nearly/ practically/ seemingly/ virtually impossible hopelessly/ totally/ wholly/ woefully inadequate completely incapable completely incomprehensible totally incompetent deeply/ greatly indebted badly/ hideously/seriously injured totally integrated highly intelligent

actively/ deeply/ heavily involved totally utterly irresistible sadly/ utterly lacking deeply lamented painfully learned highly/ hardly likely totally logical completely lost painfully loud entirely loyal hideously lurid hideously mangled deeply meaningful grossly/ highly/ seriously misleading highly mobile deeply/ profoundly moving heavily muscled completely negative completely/ entirely/ totally new perfectly/ totally/ utterly normal entirely/ painfully/ totally/ immediately/ fairly/ extremely/ perfectly obvious deeply offended completely/ wide open bitterly/ completely/ diametrically opposed completely overlooked totally overpowering highly paid

highly personal ideally/ perfectly/well placed extremely/ terribly pleased highly polished highly political heavily polluted highly popular heavily/ densely/ highly/ thickly/ sparsely/ lightly/ thinly populated perfectly proper heavily protected heavily/ highly/ well/ widely publicised highly/fully/ suitably/ well qualified perfectly rational perfectly reasonable widely recognised highly/ thoroughly recommended highly/ widely regarded heavily regulated highly relevant deeply religious heavily represented bitterly/ deeply/ strongly resented bitterly resentful highly resistant highly/ greatly/ well/widely respected completely revised seriously/ fabulously rich

completely/ perfectly right utterly ruthless deeply rutted perfectly safe entirely/ perfectly/ wholly satisfactory hideously/ badly scarred heavily scented painfully/ pretty self-conscious highly/ painfully sensitive entirely/ perfectly/ dead/ deadly serious painfully shy highly significant fairly/ quite/ broadly/ roughly/ remarkably/ strikingly similar fairly/ quite/ perfectly/ relatively simple highly skilled painfully slow painfully small heavily soiled painfully sparse highly specialised totally stiff perfectly still perfectly/ fairly/ quite/ relatively straightforward completely sure totally/ hardly surprising hideously/ badly swollen heavily taxed

highly technical painfully thin seriously threatened highly toxic utterly tragic highly trained hideously ugly totally/ utterly unacceptable utterly unattainable wholly unavoidable totally unbelievable entirely unconvincing totally undefined seriously undermined perfectly understandable entirely/ totally unexpected deeply/ desperately unhappy hideously unhygienic totally unique totally unjustified highly unlikely deeply unpopular utterly unquestioning completely untenable quite/ slightly/ somewhat unusual bitterly/ deeply/ terribly upset widely used

completely/ totally/ utterly/ virtually useless perfectly valid highly valued highly volatile totally wasted seriously/ extremely/ fabulously/ immensely wealthy terribly worried utterly wrecked completely wrong

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