ADJ
- conventional, customary, normal, standard, time-honoured, traditional, usual
- correct
- You are not approaching the problem in the correct manner
- appropriate, satisfactory
- I did my best to behave in the appropriate manner
- prudent, reasonable, responsible, safe, sensible
- Chemical waste must be disposed of in an environmentally-responsible manner
- efficient, productive, profitable
- logical, methodical, orderly, rational, systematic
- consistent, uniform
- objective
- arbitrary, haphazard
- Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find
- professional
- constructive, positive
- The dispute could have been handled in a more constructive manner
- non-violent, peaceful
- straightforward
- suspicious
- He was behaving in a highly suspicious manner
- light-hearted
- casual, easy, informal, leisurely, relaxed
- formal
- calm
- off-hand
- He answered in such an off-hand manner that I wondered if he'd misheard me
- confident, decisive
- dignified
- diffident, mild, quiet, shy
- charming, cheerful, friendly, jovial, kindly, pleasant, sympathetic
- abrasive, aggressive, arrogant, unfriendly, unpleasant
- forthright
- brusque, cold
- businesslike, no-nonsense
- His no-nonsense manner gave him the reputation of being a good doctor
- authoritarian, autocratic, high-handed
- condescending, dismissive
- authoritative
- The authoritative manner in which he talked concealed his ignorance
- bedside, telephone
- He's a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner. She has a very pleasant telephone manner
VERB + MANNER
- have
- adopt
- He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women
- act in
- She accused the teacher of not acting in a professional manner
MANNER + VERB
- change
- His manner changed abruptly when he heard how much I wanted
- conceal sth
- Her brusque m
- suggest sth
- He was not as loutish as his manner suggested
PREP
- in a/the ~
- The inspection was conducted in a thoroughly professional manner
- in the ~ of
- He lectured us in the manner of a headmaster
- in your ~
- There was something in his manner that I found very irritating
PHRASES
- in a timely manner
- All claims must be settled in a professional and timely manner
- in no uncertain manner
- He told her in no uncertain manner that her behaviour was unacceptable
ADJ
- beautiful, charming, excellent, good, impeccable, nice, perfect
- It's not good manners to stare at people
- bad
- table
- His children have no table manners
VERB + MANNER
- have
- teach sb
- Didn't your parents teach you any manners?
- learn
- forget
- I'm sorry, I was forgetting my manners. Can I offer you a drink?
PHRASES
- have the (good) manners to do sth
- He could at least have had the manners to answer my letter
- a lack of manners
- Her lack of manners is quite appalling