Adjectives that collocate with STEP (Sorted by collocation rank)
first (117), necessary (90), last (90), jive (90), final (89), further (87), reasonable (86), next (81), key (80), big (78), important (76), front (73), giant (73), major (72), small (71), dance (67), top (67), unusual (64), essential (63), additional (61), bottom (60), great (59), critical (59), quick (57), practical (57), urgent (57), crucial (56), preliminary (56), bold (54), heavy (54), unprecedented (54), immediate (53), dramatic (53), positive (52), extraordinary (52), logical (51), outside (51), back (50), huge (48), initial (48), large (47), massive (46), rare (45), drastic (45), tentative (42), light (42), tango (42), careful (40), active (39), slow (38), false (36), brave (36), forward (36), vital (35), backward (33), faltering (33), considerable (32), welcome (31), irrevocable (30), decisive (29), retrograde (29), precautionary (27), unsteady (22), irreversible (20), hesitant (18), involuntary (15), reckless (11),
Adjectives that collocate with STEP (Sorted by alphabetical order)
active (39), additional (61), back (50), backward (33), big (78), bold (54), bottom (60), brave (36), careful (40), considerable (32), critical (59), crucial (56), dance (67), decisive (29), dramatic (53), drastic (45), essential (63), extraordinary (52), false (36), faltering (33), final (89), first (117), forward (36), front (73), further (87), great (59), giant (73), heavy (54), hesitant (18), huge (48), immediate (53), important (76), initial (48), involuntary (15), irreversible (20), irrevocable (30), jive (90), key (80), large (47), last (90), light (42), logical (51), major (72), massive (46), necessary (90), next (81), outside (51), positive (52), practical (57), precautionary (27), preliminary (56), quick (57), rare (45), reasonable (86), reckless (11), retrograde (29), slow (38), small (71), tango (42), tentative (42), top (67), unprecedented (54), unsteady (22), unusual (64), urgent (57), vital (35), welcome (31),
Last edited April 17, 2012
