I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , passing
▪ occasional
▪ casual , chance , off-the-cuff , throwaway
▪ prepared ( esp. AmE )
▪
He had a set of prepared ~s.
▪ careless , inappropriate
▪
the sad consequences of one careless ~
▪ catty , caustic ( esp. AmE ), cutting , derogatory , disparaging , insulting , nasty , offensive , pointed , scathing , snide
▪
He made some snide ~s about his opponent's skill.
▪ complimentary , encouraging , kind
▪ innocent
▪ critical
▪ sarcastic
▪ smart ( esp. AmE )
▪
There is no room for jokes and smart ~s.
▪ flippant , offhand
▪
a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand ~ or careless mistake
▪ controversial
▪ inflammatory , provocative
▪ famous
▪ cryptic
▪ odd , strange
▪ silly , stupid
▪ funny , witty
▪
He's always making witty ~s.
▪ anti-Semitic , homophobic , racist , sexist
▪
Racist or sexist ~s are never acceptable in the workplace.
▪ crude , obscene , rude
▪ defamatory
▪ personal
▪
How dare you make personal ~s!
▪ general
▪ introductory , opening , preliminary
▪ closing , concluding , final
▪
I agreed with most of what he said at the beginning of the speech but not with his closing ~s.
VERB + REMARK
▪ deliver ( esp. AmE ), give ( esp. AmE ), make , offer ( esp. AmE ), pass , utter
▪
The Pope delivered his ~s before boarding his plane.
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I gave my ~s at the benefit.
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She made a disparaging ~ about men.
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Candice would have liked to offer a smart ~ at that moment.
▪ withdraw ( esp. BrE )
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He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial ~s.
▪ address , direct
▪
Who were those rude ~s addressed to?
▪ add
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She was just about to add some sarcastic ~ when her phone rang.
▪ preface
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I must preface my ~s with a confession.
▪ begin
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He began his ~s with a prayer.
▪ conclude
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The President concluded his ~s by thanking everyone who had helped.
▪ clarify
▪ hear , read
▪ interpret , take
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Please don't interpret my ~s as support for the current system.
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The White House said it took such ~s very seriously.
▪ ignore , take no notice of
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I just ignored her last ~.
REMARK + VERB
▪ apply to sb/sth
▪
These ~s apply equally to doctors.
▪ be directed at/to sb
▪
The ~ was directed at him.
▪ suggest sth
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Her ~s suggest that the negotiations may be successful.
▪ reflect sth
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The General's ~s do not reflect the view of the government.
▪ provoke sth
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The ~ provoked an angry response from the crowd.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
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He made a few factual errors in his ~s on Rembrandt.
▪ ~ about , ~ concerning , ~ on
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I shall keep my ~s on the subject brief.
▪ ~ by , ~ from
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~s by officials
▪ ~ to
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a casual ~ to his father
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ casually
▪
She ~ed casually that she was leaving her job.
▪ pointedly
▪ lightly , mildly
▪ drily , sarcastically , wryly
▪ ruefully
▪ jokingly
▪ cheerfully
▪ coolly
▪ snidely
▪ famously
VERB + REMARK
▪ be heard to
PREPOSITION
▪ on , upon
▪
Several people ~ed on her outfit.
▪ to
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He ~ed to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.