Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with bleak in American Collocation
bleak
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/blik/
very
decidedly
extremely
utterly
very
The outlook for the economy remains decidedly bleak.
rather
fairly
pretty
rather
This all painted a rather bleak picture of the state of higher education.
situation
ending
future
outlook
picture
prognosis
prospect
reality
situation
The outlook was bleak.
place
expanse
hill
hillside
landscape
moor
moorland
mountain
place
spot
surroundings
upland
wasteland
South of the junction, the road crosses some bleak moorland.
appear
be
look
remain
seem
The future of the industry remains bleak.
lonely
desolate
lonely
It was a bleak and desolate place, with no signs of human habitation.
cold
cold
exposed
windswept
The school stands on a very bleak, exposed part of the coastline.
rough
harsh
inhospitable
mountainous
rugged
uninviting
wild
It is mostly a bleak and mountainous district.
without features
bare
barren
dark
empty
featureless
grey
The Skeleton Coast seems at first a bleak and featureless region of sand and sea.
without hope
depressing
hopeless
It is also a rather depressing and bleak look at society.