Collocations for "quality"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quality" in context.
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quality
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [poor, awful, sub-standard, excellent, fine, top, high] quality
- [poor] quality [food, meals, restaurants, ingredients, wine]
- their quality of life is [poor]
- [food] of [poor] quality
- is of the [highest, lowest] quality
- [air, water] quality
- one of her [better, best, strongest] qualities
- has a lot of [good, annoying, admirable] qualities
- is a quality that I look for in a [man, friend]
- [enforce, monitor, check] quality
- the [product, service] is [known, bought] for its quality
- the [mark, score, review] is based on quality (of service)
- quality [rather, more] than quantity
- quality over quantity
- quality in [care, health, the workplace]
- has a [name, reputation] for quality
- the necessary qualities in [writing, teaching, acting]
- quality [control, assurance, guidelines, guarantees, standards]
- quality [education, information, guidance]
- is a quality [brand, name] (in)
- [top, high] -quality [education, service]
'quality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
achieve
- adequate
- adverse
- affect
- affordable
- age
- air
- alloy
- arguably
- assessment
- assurance
- average
- beer
- benchmark
- bonding
- breeding
- broadcast
- build
- check
- commitment
- committed
- compare
- comparison
- compete
- complaint
- compromise
- consistently
- control
- crisp
- criticism
- decent
- decline
- decrease
- dependable
- detail
- diminish
- diner
- discourse
- distinctive
- downstream
- dubious
- education
- elusive
- endearing
- enhance
- enhancement
- ensure
- exceptional
- fray
- garment