Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with coincidence in American Collocation
coincidence
noun
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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
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/koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
emphasizing that it is a coincidence
complete
mere
pure
sheer
It’s pure coincidence that I come from the north and the film is set in the north.
strange or surprising
amazing
bizarre
curious
extraordinary
odd
remarkable
spooky
strange
uncanny
By some strange coincidence we ended up teaching at the same school.
when something good or bad happens
fortunate
happy
lucky
unfortunate
By a happy coincidence (for the broadcasters), the announcement of the election happened during a long newspaper strike.
happen
occur
Then, in 1850, a very curious coincidence occurred.
number
series
string
The story seems much too far-fetched to ring true, while the plot is driven by a remarkable series of coincidences.