50 Synonyms for
“VERY”
Probably the most overused word in English is “very.” When some writers want to make an adjective stronger or more emphatic, they often put “very” in front of it.
Example:
On the very hot day, the very tall woman and the very small dog walked very quickly along the very long road.
There is nothing wrong with “very” unless it’s overused. Once or twice in a story is OK. More than that is probably too much. In a thesaurus, you will find synonyms for the overworked “very.” Here are 50 of them:
absolutely exquisitely mightily severely
actually extraordinarily monstrously singularly
acutely extremely notably strikingly
amazingly famously particularly surprisingly
assuredly glaringly perfectly truly
astonishingly immeasurably pointedly uncommonly
aertainly incalculably positively unconditionally
decidedly incredibly powerfully unequivocally
desperately infinitely prominently unusually
downright intensely quite utterly
emphatically markedly really verily
exceedingly marvelously remarkably wonderfully
exceptionally