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 foreign journalists or tourists -- mainly from allies Russia and China -- can enter North Korea, and then under tightly controlled conditions.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

"Very uncomfortable to say the least. Really spoiling our cruise and the crew are trying to laugh it away."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCC, can each carry around 2 million barrels of crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 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

Penelope called it “The Princess and the Very Tiny Biscuit,” and the children much preferred it to any story involving a pea.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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