Gloss · Another word for · very

Another word for very.

Very props up a weak word. Often the fix is a stronger word, not a stronger very.

Stronger than very

• extremelyVery, pushed toward the limit.The roads are extremely icy this morning.
• deeplyVery, for feelings and beliefs.She was deeply moved by the letter.
• remarkablyVery, in a way worth noticing.The old car was remarkably quiet on the highway.

In formal writing

• highlyFormal; for skill, odds, and praise.It is highly unlikely to rain before noon.
• particularlyVery, compared with the rest.The second chapter is particularly well argued.

Change the word instead

• exhaustedVery tired, in one word.After the double shift, she was exhausted.
• freezingVery cold, and you feel it.Take a coat; it’s freezing out there.
• furiousVery angry, and hotter.He was furious about the parking ticket.
• tinyVery small, in a smaller word.Their first apartment had a tiny kitchen.

When to keep “very”

Keep very in speech and when nothing stronger fits; “very kind of you” is just right.

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