Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with tragic in American Collocation
tragic
adjective
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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
/ˈtrædʒɪk/
very or particularly
absolutely
deeply
particularly
really
so
truly
utterly
very
It was particularly tragic that such an accident occurred following what was a happy family occasion.
The death of this beautiful young woman is truly tragic.
rather
quite
rather
somewhat
It’s rather tragic that the band were at their very best just as the lead singer was mentally disintegrating.
possibly
potentially
When automatic gates to these lakes open, a potentially tragic situation could arise.
event
accident
death
event
incident
loss
murder
At first they thought he died in a tragic accident.
situation
circumstances
Michael died under tragic circumstances in a hotel room in Sydney.
ending or result
consequences
ending
fate
The play tells the story of a young arsonist and the tragic consequences of his crimes.
mistake
miscalculation
mistake
misunderstanding
The police said that Mr de Menezes’ death was a tragic mistake that will not be repeated.