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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Patel was described by another source as “not very good” as director, saying he “lacks the requisite experience” and “may be insecure.”

From Salon

I watched the game in their ground surrounded by hills, and it gave me a sensation almost like I was watching football for the very first time.

From BBC

"I'm trying to learn and now being world champion is very different, you need to do more things," he said.

From BBC

"He is a world champion guy. A very famous and strong guy," Usyk said.

From BBC

"It's tough, the level is very, very high. It's an experience that's for sure," he said.

From BBC

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