Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for very. Search instead for vegy.
Definitions

very

[ver-ee] / ˈvɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
real, exact
Synonyms
WEAK
actual appropriate authentic bare bona fide correct especial express genuine ideal identical indubitable mere model perfect plain precise pure right same selfsame sheer simple special sure-enough true undoubted unqualified unquestionable veritable very same
Antonyms
WEAK
inexact
ADVERB
much, really; to a high degree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely awfully certainly decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly excessively extraordinarily extremely greatly highly incredibly noticeably particularly pretty profoundly remarkably surprisingly terribly truly uncommonly unusually wonderfully
WEAK
acutely amply astonishingly considerably dearly emphatically exaggeratedly extensively indispensably largely notably positively powerfully pressingly prodigiously substantially superlatively surpassingly vastly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
commonly doubtfully dubiously indefinite little unremarkably usually

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Spurs are a very poor team, shorn of confidence and self-belief, looking on course for the Championship.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

"We leave here with a very simple proposal," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

“This might be too big of an overstatement, but it feels very human to use the media to try to provide a perspective on history in that way.”

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"We can see very clearly that this is specific to medications that are working through GLP-1 receptor pharmacology."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Gingersnipes’s eyes moved over all the parts of him he worked so hard to hide, and he very nearly regretted this decision.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman