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Common collocations with meaningful in American Collocation

meaningful adjective

US /ˈminɪŋfəl/

in a particular way or area

biologically
clinically
personally
physically
semantically
socially
statistically

Only three trials were of sufficient power to detect a clinically meaningful difference.

very

deeply
highly
profoundly
really
truly
very

Listening to music is profoundly meaningful.

discussion

consultation
conversation
dialogue
discussion

You may find yourself having deep and meaningful conversations with total strangers.

relationship

interaction
relationship

Some people felt that their disability prevented them from having meaningful social relationships with their peers.

activity

contribution
engagement
involvement
occupation
participation

Below are 3 examples of projects which have used meaningful occupation to help change peoples lives.

conclusion or comparison

comparison
conclusion

The response was large enough to draw meaningful conclusions about local views.

result

result

We shall not get any meaningful results form this flawed piece of research.

way

manner
way

Finally, the seventh phase is to synthesise the data in a meaningful manner.

when a meaning is expressed without words

gesture
glance
look

He gave me a meaningful glance as if to say ‘That’s enough’.

be
become
consider something
prove
seem

Her life only became meaningful when she was able to make decisions for herself.

This data was ignored for the purposes of the analysis as it was considered less meaningful.