Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with conventional in American Collocation
conventional
adjective
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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.
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/kənˈvenʃ(ə)nəl/
very
entirely
highly
utterly
very
The new sports centre was of an entirely conventional design.
rather
fairly
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
He adopted a relatively conventional approach to the subject.
medicine
medicine
therapy
treatment
Alternative therapies had helped where conventional medicine had failed.
ideas or way of doing something
approach
assumption
means
method
morality
notion
technique
thinking
She had the courage to challenge conventional thinking and strike out on her own.
weapons or way of fighting
arms
warfare
weapon
They differentiated clearly between conventional weapons and nuclear weapons.
The study challenges the conventional wisdom that all exercise is good for you.