Synonyms for very
- adverb
- adjective
Most common
quite extremely awfully exceedingly pretty remarkably mighty excessively
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Extremely — conforming to fact, reality or rule; true
extremely, quite, really informal, awfully, exceedingly, highly, so, most, terribly, somewhat UK, real informal US, right UK US, truly, greatly, enormously, actually, absolutely, horribly, completely, vastly, simply, preciously
2. Pretty
pretty, remarkably, astonishingly, marvelously US, marvellously UK, eminently, jolly dated UK, wicked slang dated UK US
Other
excessively, mighty, main UK, surpassingly, way slang, passing dated, as fuck vulgar slang, buttass vulgar slang US CA
Adjective
1. Just — with limiting effect, mere
just, true, pure, pyore US, bare, mere, only dated, simple dated, alone dated
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
- adv. 2
To a great extent or degree.
‘Is she busy?’ ― ‘Not very.’
- adj. 1
The same; identical.
The very man I wanted to see!
- adj. 2
With limiting effect: mere.
The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.
Related words
- Phrases
- very much very important person very well all very well very same
- Is a kind of
- partially
Example sentences
- quite It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
- extremely It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
- awfully That's an awfully high price to ask someone to pay.
- exceedingly I rejoice exceedingly when I punish an enemy.
- pretty It is true that she is pretty, but she is selfish.
- remarkably My father aged remarkably during his convalescence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| very | steady | |
| quite | steady | |
| extremely | steady | |
| awfully | rising | |
| exceedingly | falling | |
| pretty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- so1
- 3 letters
- way1, ilk1
- 4 letters
- just1, only2, most1, same1, real1, true1, main1, pure1, bare1, mere1
- 5 letters
- right1, quite1, alone2, truly2, jolly2, pyore
- 6 letters
- really2, pretty2, simply2, simple2, highly2, mighty2, wicked2, vastly2
- 7 letters
- passing2, greatly2, precise2, awfully2, buttass
- 8 letters
- actually4, somewhat2, terribly3, horribly3
- 9 letters
- extremely3, identical4, veritable4, eminently4
- 10 letters
- absolutely4, completely3, remarkably4, enormously4, preciously
- 11 letters
- exceedingly4, excessively4, marvelously4
- 12 letters
- marvellously, surpassingly
- 13 letters
- astonishingly5
- 14 letters
- unquestionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).