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

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The 61-year-old, who is a former astronaut, noted he was very different from most senators.

From BBC

Tina says there's also a fine line between refreshing and overdoing it as "very aggressive ice exposure can irritate sensitive skin or trigger rosacea, so keep it gentle".

From BBC

"In the end Girona deserved it, they had a lot of chances, we defended very badly," admitted Flick.

From Barron's

These days though, the air is "very fresh".

From Barron's

"It's going to be very difficult to pinpoint it to one cause," she said.

From Barron's

very

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