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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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In addition to that privacy, the home features many very high-end amenities, including an in-house elevator that was, according to the listing, only the 10th residential elevator to be installed in New York City.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Price said is was very rewarding for the cathedral to support the service, adding that it is not just about the food.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"The costs of the products that we are making are being very greatly affected," the 42-year-old said, listing plastic, copper for the vacuum's motor and raw materials in its power cords.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

"Life now is very different to what it was a few years ago. It's not what I expected our retirement to look like at all," Clive says.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“It was…,” Gingersnipes said, “the very same wolf, I think.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman