Collocations for "atmosphere"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "atmosphere" in context.
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atmosphere
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a friendly, an uncomfortable, an uncomfortable, a dark, a warm, a creative] atmosphere
- the [room, meeting, party] had an [uncomfortable] atmosphere
- a [casual, formal] (work) atmosphere
- the visiting [player, team] was faced with a [hostile, unsettling] atmosphere
- an atmosphere that encourages [teamwork, creativity, efficiency]
- an atmosphere where you can feel [comfortable, welcome]
- an atmosphere of [tension, fear] filled the room
- create a [friendly] atmosphere
- [change, improve] the atmosphere of the [room]
- soaking up the atmosphere [of, in]
- an atmosphere of [deceit, friendship]
- an atmosphere of [impending, imminent] danger
- [killed, spoiled] the atmosphere
- [humans, fossil fuels, gases] are destroying the atmosphere
- a [controlled, chaotic] atmosphere
- [clean, smoggy, foggy] atmosphere
- the atmosphere is [clean]
- the [lower, upper, outer, inner] atmosphere
- is [entering, exiting the (Earth's) atmosphere
- the atmosphere of [Earth] [is made, consists] of
- the [old town, port, bar] has a lot of atmosphere
'atmosphere' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bitter
- calm
- charged
- charming
- cheerful
- chill
- chilled
- chilly
- classy
- conducive
- cozy
- create
- creepy
- drab
- eerie
- electric
- elegant
- empty
- enchanted
- energetic
- escape
- evoke
- festival
- fever
- flat
- foul
- fraught
- friendly
- goodwill
- happy
- heavy
- informal
- inspiring
- intimate
- light
- lively
- mayhem
- meal
- mellow
- menace
- merry
- moisture
- moody
- overcast
- peaceful
- piercing
- pitch
- pleasant
- poison
- poisonous