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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I am very grateful to those colleagues who have supported this, and I appreciate how difficult their choices will have been.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So I wanted to make a comedy in this playground of shame because it’s something that I can relate to, but I just had a sense that this is a very universal feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A strong event is defined as more than 1.5C above average; a very strong one above 2C.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I do remember our mom in this very room, cooking up a storm of delicious meals.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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