Collocations of emphasis

Fixed intensifying word combinations that sound natural and forceful in speech, journalism and formal writing.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 9 Oct 2026

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a resounding success
a very great and clear success
оглушительный успех
an abject failure
a complete and humiliating failure
полный провал, жалкая неудача
a glaring error
a very obvious mistake
вопиющая ошибка, грубая ошибка
blatant disregard
an open and shameless lack of respect for rules or feelings
вопиющее пренебрежение
a flagrant violation
an obvious and shocking breach of a rule or law
грубое нарушение, вопиющее нарушение
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- to categorically deny
- bitterly disappointed
- painfully aware
- deeply entrenched
- patently absurd
- fiercely independent
- a crushing defeat
- a scathing attack
- an unmitigated disaster
- sheer determination
- in no uncertain terms
- to vehemently oppose
- to wholeheartedly endorse
- by no stretch of the imagination
- the epitome of