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

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Among my peers on campus, that’s something, right or left, that we’re all very unified on,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Ahmed: That whiteboard would be very, very big, very, very large.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Even very strong El Niño events do not lead to the expected impact everywhere, but stronger events can more significantly tilt the odds in favour of expected outcomes."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The impossible boy made a sound like puppies did when they got very excited.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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