Adjectives that collocate with THREAT (Sorted by collocation rank)
death (80), real (79), terrorist (73), major (71), nuclear (67), constant (67), main (67), significant (66), imminent (65), perceived (64), military (62), immediate (61), serious (60), bomb (58), implied (56), short-term (55), big (54), increasing (53), dangerous (53), ever-present (52), great (52), environmental (51), apparent (50), long-term (47), political (47), direct (47), empty (46), continuous (45), physical (45), permanent (45), external (43), grave (42), renewed (42), deadly (41), veiled (41), growing (40), continual (40), suicide (40), potential (39), insidious (37), explicit (36), terrible (34), considerable (34), dire (32), verbal (28), idle (26), violent (12),
Adjectives that collocate with THREAT (Sorted by alphabetical order)
apparent (50), big (54), bomb (58), considerable (34), constant (67), continual (40), continuous (45), dangerous (53), deadly (41), death (80), dire (32), direct (47), empty (46), environmental (51), ever-present (52), explicit (36), external (43), grave (42), great (52), growing (40), idle (26), immediate (61), imminent (65), implied (56), increasing (53), insidious (37), long-term (47), main (67), major (71), military (62), nuclear (67), perceived (64), permanent (45), political (47), potential (39), physical (45), real (79), renewed (42), serious (60), short-term (55), significant (66), suicide (40), terrible (34), terrorist (73), veiled (41), verbal (28), violent (12),
Last edited April 17, 2012
