- remark
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ brief, passing▪ occasional▪ casual, chance, off-the-cuff, throwaway▪ prepared (esp. AmE)▪
He had a set of prepared remarks.
▪ careless, inappropriate▪the sad consequences of one careless remark
▪ catty, caustic (esp. AmE), cutting, derogatory, disparaging, insulting, nasty, offensive, pointed, scathing, snide▪He made some snide remarks about his opponent's skill.
▪ complimentary, encouraging, kind▪ innocent▪ critical▪ sarcastic▪ smart (esp. AmE)▪There is no room for jokes and smart remarks.
▪ flippant, offhand▪a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand remark or careless mistake
▪ controversial▪ inflammatory, provocative▪ famous▪ cryptic▪ odd, strange▪ silly, stupid▪ funny, witty▪He's always making witty remarks.
▪ anti-Semitic, homophobic, racist, sexist▪Racist or sexist remarks are never acceptable in the workplace.
▪ crude, obscene, rude▪ defamatory▪ personal▪How dare you make personal remarks!
▪ 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 remarks.
VERB + REMARK▪ deliver (esp. AmE), give (esp. AmE), make, offer (esp. AmE), pass, utter▪The Pope delivered his remarks before boarding his plane.
▪I gave my remarks at the benefit.
▪She made a disparaging remark about men.
▪Candice would have liked to offer a smart remark at that moment.
▪ withdraw (esp. BrE)▪He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial remarks.
▪ address, direct▪Who were those rude remarks addressed to?
▪ add▪She was just about to add some sarcastic remark when her phone rang.
▪ preface▪I must preface my remarks with a confession.
▪ begin▪He began his remarks with a prayer.
▪ conclude▪The President concluded his remarks by thanking everyone who had helped.
▪ clarify▪ hear, read▪ interpret, take▪Please don't interpret my remarks as support for the current system.
▪The White House said it took such remarks very seriously.
▪ ignore, take no notice of▪I just ignored her last remark.
REMARK + VERB▪ apply to sb/sth▪These remarks apply equally to doctors.
▪ be directed at/to sb▪The remark was directed at him.
▪ suggest sth▪Her remarks suggest that the negotiations may be successful.
▪ reflect sth▪The General's remarks do not reflect the view of the government.
▪ provoke sth▪The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the remark▪He made a few factual errors in his remarks on Rembrandt.
▪ remark about, remark concerning, remark on▪I shall keep my remarks on the subject brief.
▪ remark by, remark from▪remarks by officials
▪ remark to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a casual remark to his father
verbADVERB▪ casually▪She remarked casually that she was leaving her job.
▪ pointedly▪ lightly, mildly▪ drily, sarcastically, wryly▪ ruefully▪ jokingly▪ cheerfully▪ coolly▪ snidely▪ famouslyVERB + REMARK▪ be heard toPREPOSITION▪ on, upon▪Several people remarked on her outfit.
▪ to▪He remarked to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
