Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with violent in American Collocation
violent
adjective
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
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
very
Romans did sometimes put Christians to death in shockingly violent ways.
rather
It was a rather violent attack.
particularly
This was a particularly violent episode in English history.
more and more
She became increasingly violent and unstable.
too much
The only criticism that can be levelled at this movie is that it is sometimes excessively violent.
in a way that is unnecessary
The film was banal and gratuitously violent.
possibly
A police officer should attempt to defuse any potentially violent situation.
as part of something’s nature
Conflict is not inherently violent.
fight or argument
People cleared the streets and a lot of violent confrontation was avoided.
attack
He was the victim of a violent assault.
crime
Many of these prisoners are in jail for violent offences.
protest
Other students were shouting, arguing that the protest was not violent.
reaction
She has violent outbursts, is unsettled during the night, and is very clingy.
behaviour
He was sent off later in the match for violent conduct.
means of control
Indeed, the violent repression of the Albanian population of Kosova escalated.
person
We do not want personal contact information getting into the hands of violent criminals.