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

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"Very few people have any idea about the consequences of air conditioning," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

“I am a CPA and deal with taxes every day. Very few taxes are a ‘good idea.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Netflix Playground, the company’s game app, will also add more games, including “My Very Hungry Caterpillar,” later this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Very hot conditions are expected to continue until at least Thursday across much of England and Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

The paintings showed the Very, Very Far North but no one within it.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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