Adjectives that collocate with SILENCE (Sorted by collocation rank)
awkward (74), dead (70), complete (66), total (65), long (64), sudden (64), stunned (63), absolute (61), short (54), deafening (54), utter (53), tense (53), deep (51), a moment's (51), deathly (49), brief (49), eerie (49), momentary (45), stony (43), shocked (41), uncomfortable (41), deadly (41), hushed (40), prolonged (39), brooding (36), strained (35), sullen (34), pregnant (33), companionable (32), embarrassed (30), embarrassing (28), expectant (28), dignified (27), lengthy (27), heavy (26), deliberate (17), ominous (3),
Adjectives that collocate with SILENCE (Sorted by alphabetical order)
a moment's (51), absolute (61), awkward (74), brief (49), brooding (36), companionable (32), complete (66), dead (70), deadly (41), deafening (54), deathly (49), deep (51), deliberate (17), dignified (27), eerie (49), embarrassed (30), embarrassing (28), expectant (28), heavy (26), hushed (40), lengthy (27), long (64), momentary (45), ominous (3), pregnant (33), prolonged (39), shocked (41), short (54), stony (43), stunned (63), strained (35), sudden (64), sullen (34), tense (53), total (65), uncomfortable (41), utter (53),
Last edited April 17, 2012