ADJ
- calm, congenial, convivial, cosy, family, friendly, happy, homely, informal, pleasant, relaxed, warm, welcoming
- (highly) charged, emotional, heavy, hostile, oppressive, stifling, strained, tense
- carnival, electric, heady, lively
- Before the parade, the atmosphere was electric
- intimate, romantic
- gloomy
- rarefied, unique
- the rarefied atmosphere of academic life
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
- create
- She tries to create an atmosphere of calm and security for her children
- poison, ruin, sour, spoil
- His blunt comments really soured the atmosphere
- clear, improve, lighten
- His funny remarks lightened the atmosphere
- be aware of, be sensitive to, sense
- She could sense the hostile atmosphere in the room
ATMOSPHERE + VERB
- be charged (with sth)
- The atmosphere was charged with excitement
- pervade sth, prevail
- A relaxed atmosphere prevails in the club
PREP
- ~ between
- Since their argument there had been a strained atmosphere between them
ADJ
- heavy, humid, oppressive, polluted, smoky, stale, stifling, stuffy
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
- poison, pollute
- Pesticides can kill wildlife and pollute the atmosphere
- clear
- Last night's storm had cleared the atmosphere
VERB + ATMOSPHERE
- enter, leave, re-enter
- The spaceship should re-enter the earth's atmosphere later today
- be emitted/released into, escape into
- Dangerous gases have escaped into the upper atmosphere
PREP
- in the ~
- levels of radiation in the atmosphere