Prepositions after adjectives: S

Learn which prepositions naturally follow English adjectives and how the meaning changes with each construction.

sacred-to-in-by-of, for "sad for" or "sad about"? "safe for", "safe from" or "safe in"? sanguine about, in, of, on or for? "satisfactory to" or "satisfactory for"? satisfied with, of, by, in or on? "satisfying for" or "satisfying to"? scarce in, for, at, on or of? scared of, to, about, for or by? "scary for" or "scary to"? "scathing about", "scathing in" or "scathing of"? "sceptical about" or "sceptical of"? searchable by, on, in, via or through? seasoned with, in, by, of or to? secondary to, in or for? secret for, from, about, with or in? secretive about, in, with, by or for? secular in, as, to, with or of? secure in, with, from, for or about? selected for, by, from, in or of? "selective in" or "selective about"? self-conscious about, of, in, on or with? "selfish in", "selfish for" or "selfish of"? self-sufficient in, for, with, by or through? "senior in", "senior to" or "senior at"? sensible of, for, to, about or in? sensitive to, about, in, for or at? sentimental about, to, in, over or for? separate from, to, in, for or at? serious about, in, with, for or of? severe in, for, of, to or on? sexy in, for, to, about or with? shameful for, about, in, of or to? sharp in, with, on, for or as? "shocked at" or "shocked by"? "shocking to" or "shocking for"? short of, for, on, in or by? "shy of" or "shy about"? sick of, to, with, in or for? "significant in" or "significant for"? "silent on" or "silent about"? silly to, of, for, in or with? similar to, in, for or with? simple for, as, of, in or to? "sincere in" or "sincere about"? single for, in, with, to or from? sinhalese in, from, for, of or with? "skeptical of" or "skeptical about"? "skilled in" or "skilled at"? slight of, on, to, in or against? "slim to", "slim in" or "slim of"? "slow in", "slow on" or "slow for"? small in, for, of, to or with? smart about, in, for, with or of? smooth with, for, in, on or to? "smug about" or "smug in"? soaked in, with, to, for or by? "sober for" or "sober in"? "social in", "social as" or "social with"? "soft on" or "soft in"?