Adjectives+Prepositions Collocations

How to use prepositions after adjectives.

Adjective + WITH Collocations List
List of common adjective & preposition collocations with WITH.
 Acquainted with
 Angry with
 Annoyed with
 Associated with
 Blessed with
 Bored with
 Busy with
 Careless with
 Clever with
 Comfortable with
 Concerned with
 Connected with
 Content with
 Coordinated with
 Crowded with
 Delighted with
 Familiar with
 Disgusted with
 Fed up with
 Free with
 Friendly/unfriendly with
 Furious with
 Furnished with
 Generous with
 Gentle with
 Happy with
 Impressed with
  Cluttered with
 Lucky with
 Patient with
 Careful with
 Pleased with
 Popular with
 Satisfied with
 Wrong with

Adjective + OF Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with OF.
 Accused of
 Afraid of
 Ashamed of
 Aware of
 Capable of
 Certain of
 Clever of
 Conscious of
 Envious of
 Fond of
 Free of
 Frightened of
 Full of
 Generous of
 Guilty of
 Hopeful of
 In charge of
 In danger of
 In favor of
 Innocent of
  Jealous of
 Kind of
 Made of
 Nasty of
 Nervous of
 Nice of
 Proud of
 Rid of
 Scared of
 Selfish of
 Sensible of
 Sick of
 Silly of
 Stupid of
 Sure of
 Suspicious of
 Tired of
 True of
 Typical of
 Unkind of

Adjective + FOR Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with FOR.
 Eligible for
 Eager for
 Late for
 Mean for
 Qualified for
 Thankful for
 Concerned for
 Clever for
  Happy for
 True for
 Good for
 Free for
 Bad for
 Difficult for
 Grateful for
 Hard for
 Known for
 Notorious for
 Prepared for
 Ready for
 Renowned for
 Responsible for something
 Serious for
 Suitable for
 Thirsty for
 Famous for something
 Sorry for

Adjective + ABOUT Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with ABOUT.
 Angry about
 Annoyed about
 Anxious about
 Careful about
 Careless about
 Certain about
 Concerned about
 Crazy about
 Curious about
  Depressed about
 Enthusiastic about
 Excited about
 Furious about
 Guilty about
 Happy about
 Hopeful about
 Mad about
 Nervous about
 Obsessed about
 Optimistic about
 Pessimistic about
 Puzzled about
 Sensitive about
 Serious about
 Sorry about
 Sure about
 Sympathetic about
 Terrible about
 Upset about
 Worried about
 Wrong about

Adjective + AT Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with AT.
 Amazed at
 Angry at
 Annoyed at
 Awful at
 Bad at
 Brilliant at
  Clever at
 Delighted at
 Disappointed at
 Excellent at
 Excited at
 Good at
 Hopeless at
 Mad at
 Presented at
 Skilled at
 Successful at
 Surprised at
 Terrible at
 Slow at
 Lucky at

Adjective + BY Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with BY.
 Amazed by
 Delighted by
 Disturbed by
 Excited by
 Fascinated by
 Impressed by
 Inspired by
 Selfish by
 Shocked by
 Surprised by

Adjective + IN Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with IN.
  Comfortable in
 Connected in
 Disappointed in
 Experienced in
 Interested in
 Polite/impolite in
 Present in
 Skilled in
 Slow in
 Successful in
 Talented in

Adjective + FROM Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with FROM.
 Different from
 Safe from
 Rude from
 Free from

Adjective + TO Collocations List

List of adjective & preposition collocations with TO.
 Happy to
 Delighted to
 Pleased to
 Concerned to
 Familiar to
 Proud to
 Kind to
 Rude to
 Scared to
 Free to
 Good to
 Nasty to
 Nice to
 Unkind to
 Accustomed to
 Addicted to
 Allergic to
 Anxious to
 Apposed to
 Attached to
 Beneficial to
 Cruel to
 Curious to
 Disappointed to
 Eager to
 Eligible to
 Exposed to
 Faithful to
 Grateful to
 Identical to
 Immune to
 Indifferent to
 Inferior to
 Keen to
 Late to
 Limited to
 Married to
 Mean to
 Polite/impolite to
 Qualified to
 Related to
  Relevant to
 Sad to
 Sensitive to
 Similar to
 Slow to
 Superior to
 Sympathetic to
 Thankful to
 Unreasonable to
 Wrong to

Adjective & Preposition Collocation Example Sentences

Adjective and preposition collocation examples in sentences.
 The drought has made farmers anxious about the harvest.
 He was quite certain about his attacker’s identity.
 They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
 He’s brilliant at football.
 They are excellent at planning fun parties.
 Please don’t be mad at me!
 Dustin is terrible at texting.
 He’s got no manners – he’s rude to everyone.
 It’s good to see you again.
 She had grown accustomed to his long absences.
 I’ve never seen two people so attached to each other.
 Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
 Her dress is almost identical to mine.
 It’s too late to start complaining now.
 How are you related to him? Is he your cousin?
 It was generous of him to offer to pay for us both.
 You are in danger of being robbed.
 A crane is a kind of bird with very long legs and neck.
 It was nice of you to give me a present
 I’m sick of the way you’ve treated me.
 I’m sick and tired of all the arguments.
 It was unkind of you to take his toy away.
 The kids are busy with their homework.
 My mother is very clever with her hands.
 The airport is crowded with stranded travelers.
 He’s fed up with his job. He wants to quit.
 She was very gentle with the children.