30+ Popular Adjective and Noun Collocations in English

Sharing is caring!

Adjective and Noun Collocations in English! Learn a useful list of common adjective and noun Collocations in English.

Common English Collocations with Relationship, Rate, Role, Change, Increase/Decrease, Difference & Trend

30+ Common Adjective and Noun Collocations 

Adjective and Noun Collocations

Adjective + “Relationship”

• Close
• Strong
• Weak
• Paradoxical
• Interdependent
• Friendly
• Good
• Happy
• Harmonious
• Healthy
• Broken
• Failed
• Fragile
• Poor
• Stormy
• Strained
• Uneasy
• Troubled
• Intense
• Intimate
• Special.

Adjective +”Rate”

• High
• Low
• Increasing
• Decreasing
• Rapid
• Sluggish
• Slow
• Fast
• Average
• Steady
• Overall
• Downward
• Upward
• Accelerating
• Competitive
• Cheap
• Moderate
• Reasonable

Adjective + “Role”

• Key
• Central
• Important
• Crucial
• Vital
• Insignificant
• Significant
• Minor
• Major
• Decisive
• Leading
• Positive
• Prominent

Adjective + “Increase/decrease”

• Big
• Consider
• Enormous
• Exponential
• Huge
• Large
• Major
• Marked
• Massive
• Substantial
• Vast
• Moderate
• Modest
• Small
• Apparent
• Rapid
• sharp
• Steady
• Fivefold
• Overall
• Slight
• Gradual
• Significant
• Dramatic
• Large
• Surprising
• Expected
• Unexpected
• Net
• Corresponding
• Staggering

Adjective + “Difference”

• Slight
• Subtle
• Minor
• Key
• Insignificant
• Large
• Marked
• Noticeable
• Significant
• Major
• Important
• Growing
• Vital
• Essential
• Fundamental

Adjective + “Change”

• Slight
• Small
• Minor
• Major
• Great
• Significant
• Noticeable
• Abrupt
• Fundamental
• Dramatic
• Profound
• Gradual
• Drastic
• Sudden

Adjective+”Trend”

• Upward
• Downward
• Growing
• Short-Term
•  Long-Term
• Key
• Overall
• General
• Underlying
• Reserve
• Accelerating
• Predominant
• Irreversible
• Discernible

Adjective and Noun Combinations | Image