Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with weak in American Collocation
weak
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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
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in a particular way
academically
economically
financially
militarily
morally
politically
structurally
These students are academically weak.
rather
fairly
pretty
rather
The analysis is pretty weak.
very
extremely
inherently
too
very
This argument is inherently weak.
compared to others
comparatively
considerably
much
relatively
The party has a considerably weaker position in England.
The law in this respect is much weaker than in the UK.
part or aspect
area
aspect
point
spot
This is the weak spot in his book.
idea or explanation
argument
excuse
explanation
idea
policy
This, of course, is a relatively weak argument.
understanding
grasp
knowledge
understanding
The author clearly has a weak grasp of historical matters.
evidence
analysis
evidence
The evidence in support of this idea seems very weak.
government or leadership
administration
authority
government
leadership
regime
In the late 8th Century, Northumbria was plagued by weak leadership and collapsed into a state of anarchy.
economic system or performance
currency
demand
economy
growth
market
The advertising market remains very weak, for the third year running.
appear
be
become
grow
remain
seem
The role of the voluntary sector remains comparatively weak.
ineffective
ineffectual
unstable
vacillating
vulnerable
Their policies were weak and ineffective.