Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with heated in American Collocation
heated
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
/ˈhitəd/
very
very
This contribution prompted a very heated discussion.
rather
quite
rather
What followed was a rather heated exchange between the two heads of department.
slightly
a little
slightly
Our conversation got slightly heated at one point.
increasingly
increasingly
more and more
The debate over drug laws is becoming increasingly heated.
argument
controversy
debate
discussion
exchange
Heated arguments broke out as the locals tried to stop the relief trucks from leaving.
be
become
get
grow
The debate about what to do lasted weeks and got quite heated.