noun
1 general feeling in a place
ADJECTIVE
▪ calm , comfortable , congenial , convivial , cosy/cozy , family , friendly , great , happy , homely ( BrE ), informal , nice , pleasant , positive , relaxed , warm , welcoming
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The bar has a relaxed, friendly ~.
▪ charged , emotional , heavy , highly charged , hostile , oppressive , strained , tense
▪ carnival , electric , festive , heady , lively , party
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Before the parade, the ~ was electric.
▪ intimate , romantic
▪ gloomy
▪ rarefied , unique
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the rarefied ~ of academic life
▪ general , whole
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The whole ~ in the stadium changed dramatically.
▪ political
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
▪ create , establish ( esp. AmE ), maintain , provide
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She tries to create an ~ of calm and security for her children.
▪ have
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The restaurant has a comfortable ~.
▪ poison , ruin , sour ( esp. BrE ), spoil
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His blunt comments ruined the ~.
▪ improve , lighten
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His funny remarks lightened the ~.
▪ sense
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She could sense the hostile ~ in the room.
▪ enjoy
ATMOSPHERE + VERB
▪ be charged (with sth)
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The ~ was charged with excitement.
▪ pervade sth , prevail , surround sth
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A relaxed ~ prevails in the club.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
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Since their argument there had been a strained ~ between them.
2 the air
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , humid , oppressive , polluted , smoky , stuffy
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
▪ poison , pollute
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Pesticides can kill wildlife and pollute the ~.
▪ clear
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Last night's storm had cleared the ~.
3 gases around the earth/a planet
ADJECTIVE
▪ lower , upper
▪ thick , thin
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
▪ enter , leave , re-enter
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The spaceship should re-enter the earth's ~ later today.
▪ be released into , escape into
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Dangerous gases have escaped into the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
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levels of radiation in the ~