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Common collocations with treat in American Collocation

treat verb transitive

US /trit/

in a good or fair way

appropriately
correctly
equally
equitably
fairly
humanely
properly
sensitively

The FSA has a general duty to ensure consumers are treated fairly.

in a bad or unfair way

badly
harshly
inadequately
poorly
unfairly
unjustly

If you think you have been treated unfairly you’re entitled to make a complaint.

in a different or separate way

differently
individually
separately

Why is death caused by driving treated differently from death caused in any other circumstance?

in a secret way

confidentially

All information will be treated confidentially.

in a special or better way

favourably
specially

Employers must ensure that male employees are not treated less favourably than female employees, and vice versa.

They should stop expecting to be treated specially.

in a serious way

seriously

Dreams are treated seriously in many cultures and are often assumed to be messages from the spirit world.

kindness, politeness, or fairness

care
compassion
consideration
courtesy
dignity
fairness
kindness
respect
reverence
sensitivity

Refugees and asylum seekers must be treated with dignity and human respect.

doubt and suspicion

caution
scepticism
suspicion

Any offer that does not give you a chance to think about it should be treated with suspicion.

a lack of respect

contempt
derision
disdain
disrespect
scorn

He treats his parents with complete contempt.

an assurance that something will be kept secret

confidence
confidentiality

All enquiries are treated with the strictest confidence.