ADJ
- big, capacity, large, mass, packed, vast, wide
- The museum is trying to attract a wider audience
- select, small
- appreciative, enthusiastic, receptive, sympathetic
- hostile
- captive
- potential, target
- cinema, live, radio, studio, television
VERB + AUDIENCE
- address, perform to, play to
- He prefers playing to live audiences
- attract, draw, pull in
- Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience
- reach
- We want to reach a target audience that's younger in age
- captivate, grip, thrill
- The film has thrilled audiences throughout the country
- move
- The audience was visibly moved
AUDIENCE + VERB
- applaud, cheer
- The audience cheered loudly
- boo, jeer
- laugh
PREP
- before/in front of an/the ~
- He felt nervous standing up in front of the large audience
VERB + AUDIENCE
- have
- ask for, request, seek
- give sb, grant sb
- The Pope granted him an audience
PREP
- ~ with
- He sought a private audience with the Queen