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Common collocations with violent in American Collocation

violent adjective

US /ˈvaɪələnt/

very

brutally
dangerously
extremely
incredibly
really
shockingly
very

Romans did sometimes put Christians to death in shockingly violent ways.

rather

pretty
quite
rather

It was a rather violent attack.

particularly

especially
particularly

This was a particularly violent episode in English history.

more and more

increasingly

She became increasingly violent and unstable.

too much

excessively
too

The only criticism that can be levelled at this movie is that it is sometimes excessively violent.

in a way that is unnecessary

gratuitously

The film was banal and gratuitously violent.

possibly

potentially

A police officer should attempt to defuse any potentially violent situation.

as part of something’s nature

inherently

Conflict is not inherently violent.

fight or argument

clash
conflict
confrontation
disorder
riot
struggle

People cleared the streets and a lot of violent confrontation was avoided.

attack

act
action
assault
attack
incident

He was the victim of a violent assault.

crime

crime
offence
robbery

Many of these prisoners are in jail for violent offences.

protest

demonstration
protest

Other students were shouting, arguing that the protest was not violent.

reaction

outburst
reaction

She has violent outbursts, is unsettled during the night, and is very clingy.

behaviour

behaviour
conduct
temper

He was sent off later in the match for violent conduct.

means of control

repression
suppression

Indeed, the violent repression of the Albanian population of Kosova escalated.

person

criminal
extremist
offender
thug

We do not want personal contact information getting into the hands of violent criminals.