ADVERB + ADJECTIVE COLLOCATIONS

Common adverb-adjective collocations.

Collocations are two or more words that often go together. They are combinations
that native English speakers use all the time.
Here are some commmon adverb + adjective collocations.

absolutely delighted Carla was absolutely delighted to win first prize.

actively involved They are both actively involved in politics.

badly injured Several passengers were badly injured in the accident.

bitterly cold They set off on a bitterly cold winter morning.

bitterly disappointed Sam was bitterly disappointed with the result.

blissfully unaware He sat on the edge of the cliff blissfully unaware of the danger.

completely different The twins have completely different personalities.

conveniently located The house is conveniently located near shops and schools.

deadly serious Tom was deadly serious when spoke about his plans.

deeply divided The referendum left the country deeply divided.

deeply offended You could see that Bill was deeply offended by the remark.

desperately eager The candidate was desperately eager to please.

entirely satisfactory The result was not entirely satisfactory.

eternally grateful I will be eternally grateful for all your help.

fiercely competitive Low-cost airlines are fiercly competitive nowadays.

fully aware Tom was fully aware of the consequences.

heavily armed The soldiers guarding the building were all heavily armed.

highly impressed We were all highly impressed by the athlete's performance.

highly unlikely It is highly unlikely that any survivors will be found.

highly unusual Snow at this time of the year is highly unusual.

mildly amused The teacher didn't laugh, although she did look mildly amused.

painfully shy As a child I was painfully shy - I didn’t speak much.

patently obvious From the look on his face it was patently obvious that he was not
interested.

perfectly clear It was perfectly clear that Julie did not approve.

perfectly normal It’s perfectly normal to be nervous before an exam.

readily available Information is readily available for visitors.

reasonably happy Since moving to London Carla seems reasonably happy.

really amazing The special effects used in Star Wars are really amazing.

reasonably priced Housing is reasonably priced in this area.

ridiculously cheap I was lucky. The shoes I liked were ridiculously cheap!

scared stiff Julie was scared stiff when she saw the snake.

seriously ill The doctor informed us that dad was seriously ill.

sorely missed Our English teacher will be sorely missed when she retires.

strictly forbidden It is strictly forbidden to walk on the lawn.

strongly opposed Her parents were strongly opposed to the marriage.

terribly Tom didn’t enjoy the show. He found it terribly disappointing.

disappointing

thoroughly spoilt That child is thoroughly spoilt!

totally unbelievable His version of the accident was totally unbelievable.

utterly stupid It is utterly stupid to go sailing in stormy weather.

vaguely familiar I don't know who he is but his face is vaguely familiar.

widely accepted Payment by credit card is now widely accepted.

widely available The product is widely available so you should have no trouble
finding it.

wildly optimistic His sales estimations are wildly optimistic.

ADVERB + VERB COLLOCATIONS

Common adverb-verb collocations.

Collocations are two or more words that often go together. They are combinations
that native English speakers use all the time.
Here are some commmon adverb + verb collocations.

badly damage The hurricane badly damaged the whole area.

badly hurt/injure Two children were badly injured in the accident.

badly need Most of the refugees badly needed food and medicine.

closely examine The police officer closely examined the footprints.

completely forget Jack completely forgot his wife's birthday.

completely destroy The bomb completely destroyed the airport.

deeply regret Later on she deeply regretted her words.

distinctly remember Eva distinctly remembers leaving the key at the reception.

firmly believe Dad firmly believes in the benefits of a healthy diet.

firmly reject The authorities firmly rejected any suggestion of fraud in the
elections.

flatly refuse The passenger flatly refused to change seats.

freely admit She freely admitted her mistake and apologised.

fully appreciate We fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation.

fully recover It will take some time for the patient to fully recover.

fully understand The store manager fully understood why the customer was
annoyed.

greatly admire I greatly admire the dedication of the medical staff.

hotly deny The boy hotly denied breaking the window.

rise steadily Temperatures rise steadily all through the summer.

seriously doubt The teacher seriously doubted the pupil's ability to succeed.

seriously We are seriously thinking of taking legal action.

think/consider

sincerely hope I sincerely hope you will be rewarded for your work.

strongly advise The doctor strongly advised him to lose weight.

strongly criticize The new measures were strongly criticized by the opposition.
totally agree The group totally agreed with his proposal.

thoroughly enjoy We all thoroughly enjoyed the wedding reception.

thoroughly inspect They received orders to thoroughly inspect all luggage.