adj.
VERBS
▪ be , prove , seem
▪ become , get , grow
▪
They seem to be getting quite ~.
▪ remain , stay
▪ make sth
▪
What makes this subject so ~?
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ enormously , especially , exceedingly , extraordinarily , highly , hugely , immensely , incredibly , massively , overwhelmingly , particularly , phenomenally , tremendously , wildly
▪ increasingly
▪ less than , not exactly
▪
Jack was not exactly ~ after the incident with the fire extinguisher.
▪ equally
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Alec and I are equally ~ with the show's viewers.
▪ relatively
▪ deservedly
▪
The restaurant is deservedly ~ with all who enjoy Mexican food.
▪ instantly
▪
He was one of those people who are instantly ~.
▪ newly ( esp. AmE )
▪ always , enduringly , ever , perennially
▪
Socks are always ~ as presents.
▪
a concert featuring the ever-popular entertainer
▪ widely
▪ universally
▪ politically
PREPOSITION
▪ among
▪
~ among young people
▪ as
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These animals are quite ~ as pets.
▪ for
▪
a restaurant that is ~ for light meals
▪ with
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This area is immensely ~ with tourists.
Popular is used with these nouns: ↑ acceptance , ↑ acclaim , ↑ agitation , ↑ amusement , ↑ anger , ↑ appeal , ↑ approval , ↑ attraction , ↑ backing , ↑ bar , ↑ belief , ↑ blog , ↑ brand , ↑ capitalism , ↑ character , ↑ choice , ↑ cinema , ↑ classic , ↑ cliché , ↑ comedian , ↑ conception , ↑ consciousness , ↑ culture , ↑ delusion , ↑ demand , ↑ demonstration , ↑ destination , ↑ discontent , ↑ dish , ↑ disillusionment , ↑ dissatisfaction , ↑ election , ↑ entertainment , ↑ enthusiasm , ↑ esteem , ↑ event , ↑ expectation , ↑ fashion , ↑ favourite , ↑ feeling , ↑ fiction , ↑ figure , ↑ folklore , ↑ haunt , ↑ hero , ↑ hostility , ↑ icon , ↑ image , ↑ imagery , ↑ imagination , ↑ insurrection , ↑ journalism , ↑ literature , ↑ magazine , ↑ majority , ↑ mandate , ↑ media , ↑ melody , ↑ misconception , ↑ model , ↑ mood , ↑ move , ↑ movement , ↑ music , ↑ musical , ↑ myth , ↑ mythology , ↑ narrative , ↑ nationalism , ↑ newspaper , ↑ nightclub , ↑ notion , ↑ novel , ↑ novelist , ↑ opinion , ↑ participation , ↑ pastime , ↑ perception , ↑ personality , ↑ phrase , ↑ politician , ↑ power , ↑ preacher , ↑ prejudice , ↑ press , ↑ pressure , ↑ protest , ↑ pursuit , ↑ rebellion , ↑ recreation , ↑ referendum , ↑ religion , ↑ remedy , ↑ resistance , ↑ resort , ↑ restaurant , ↑ revolt , ↑ revolution , ↑ saying , ↑ science , ↑ sentiment , ↑ series , ↑ show , ↑ singer , ↑ slogan , ↑ soap opera , ↑ song , ↑ sovereignty , ↑ sport , ↑ spot , ↑ stereotype , ↑ story , ↑ success , ↑ superstition , ↑ support , ↑ sympathy , ↑ tabloid , ↑ taste , ↑ teacher , ↑ technique , ↑ textbook , ↑ theatre , ↑ theme , ↑ topic , ↑ tradition , ↑ tune , ↑ type , ↑ understanding , ↑ unrest , ↑ uprising , ↑ usage , ↑ venue , ↑ version , ↑ view , ↑ vote , ↑ website , ↑ will , ↑ wisdom , ↑ writer , ↑ writing