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noun ADJ. brief, passing | occasional | casual, chance, off-the-cuff, throwaway | careless, tactless | barbed, cutting, derogatory, dismissive, disparaging, insulting, nasty, offensive, pointed, scathing, snide, uncomplimentary | complimentary, encouraging, kind | innocent | critical | cynical | controversial | provocative | famous | enigmatic | odd, strange | silly | funny, witty | racist, sexist | obscene, rude | defamatory | personal How dare you make personal remarks! | general | introductory, opening, preliminary | closing, concluding I agreed with most of what he said at the beginning of the speech but not with his closing remarks VERB + REMARK make, pass, utter | withdraw He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial remarks. | address Who were those rude remarks addressed to? | 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. | provoke sth The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd. PREP. in a/the ~ He made a few factual errors in his remarks on Rembrandt. | ~ about/concerning/on I shall keep my remarks on the subject brief. | ~ by/from remarks by officials | ~ to a casual remark to his father, verb ADV. casually, idly She remarked casually that she was changing her job. | pointedly | lightly, mildly | drily, wryly | ruefully | jokingly | cheerfully | coolly | acidly, tartly VERB + REMARK be heard to PREP. on/upon Several people remarked on her outfit. | to He remarked to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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remark
verbs
make a remark
• I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have made that remark.
ignore a remark
• He ignored my remark and carried on working.
address your remarks to somebody
(= make your remarks to someone )
• He addressed all his remarks to her husband.
mean something by a remark
• What did you mean by that remark?
adjectives
a casual/throwaway remark
(= one that you do not think about carefully )
• These days a casual remark can get you into trouble. • I didn’t mean to upset you – it was just a throwaway remark.
a chance remark
(= one that is not planned or intended )
• I found out about their relationship from a chance remark Teddy made at dinner.
a personal remark
(= a remark about someone’s appearance or behaviour, especially an offensive one )
• He kept making personal remarks about Tom.
a racist/sexist remark
(= an offensive remark showing racist/sexist attitudes )
• The men are accused of making racist remarks to a taxi driver in a dispute over a fare. • When faced with a sexist remark, women have to either confront the person or ignore it.
a disparaging remark
(= one that shows you do not think someone or something is very good )
• My aunt always makes disparaging remarks about my appearance.
a rude remark
• The children kept interrupting and making rude remarks.
a snide remark
(= one that criticizes in an indirect way, especially unfairly )
• Will you stop making snide remarks about my mother!
a witty remark
(= one that is clever and amusing )
• I tried to think of a witty remark to make.
a sarcastic remark
(= one that seems to mean the opposite of what you really mean )
• She was always making sarcastic remarks about his work.
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