Synonyms for very
ˈvɛr ive·ry

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. veryadverb

   True, real, actual

   You’re very tall.

   Synonyms:
   ever so

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.1 / 15 votes

1. very(a)adjective

   precisely as stated

   "the very center of town"

   Antonyms:
   imprecise, other

2. identical, selfsame(a), very(a)adverb

   being the exact same one; not any other:

   "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"

   Antonyms:
   other, imprecise

3. very, really, real, rattlingadverb

   used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

   "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

   Synonyms:
   in truth, truly, genuinely, real, really, actually, rattling

   Antonyms:
   imprecise, other

4. veryadverb

   precisely so

   "on the very next page"; "he expected the very opposite"

   Synonyms:
   really, rattling, real

   Antonyms:
   other, imprecise

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. extremely

   to a very great degree.

   this is an extremely difficult thing to do.

   Submitted by JP03 on September 10, 2015  

2. totallyadverb

   it was very difficult.

   Submitted by anonymous on September 16, 2021  

3. wicked

   in new england, massachusetts specifically boston the term “wicked” is used very very often in explaining an amount

   “have you ever seen a kevin hart skit? he’s wicked funny.” “hey, can you stop at the next rest stop? i have to pee wicked bad.”

   Submitted by Daniellebetts95 on October 22, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. veryadjective

   Synonyms:
   true, real, actual

2. veryadjective

   Synonyms:
   same, self-same

3. veryadjective

   Synonyms:
   highly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, remarkably, surpassingly, to a high degree

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. veryadjective

   Synonyms:
   veritable, true, real, actual, unquestionable, identical, same, selfsame

2. veryadverb

   Synonyms:
   exceedingly, highly, greatly, extremely, excessively, surpassingly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "very":

   extremely, highly, quite, much, great, really, greatly, deeply, too, far, particularly, well, très, perfectly, same, vitally, fort, pretty, so, absolutely, hugely, incredibly, terribly, extraordinarily, strongly, many, enormously, all, exceptionally, widely, heavily, awfully, completely, utmost, most, entirely, precisely, erg, immensely, large, rather, muy, fairly, abundantly, lot, rt., own, totally, especially, high, exceedingly, considerably, acutely, fully, considerable, significantly, wide, strong, extreme, truly, severely

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1. Coast Guard Lt. Scott Carr:

   It's very difficult to find things right now.

2. Robert Goodwill:

   We’re going to start building this big new wall very soon, we’ve done the fence, now we’re doing a wall.

3. Hisham Genena:

   Sisi repeatedly called for fighting corruption... Why did he allow this to happen? corruption is very dangerous... corruption fosters and creates a fertile environment for the growth of terrorism.

4. Luc Arnal:

   Normal speech patterns only have slight differences in loudness, between 4 and 5 Hertz (sound wave cycles per second), but screams can modulate very fast, varying between 30 and 150 Hertz.

5. Clifford Sloan:

   I think we need to finish the job of removing the very irrational restrictions that are in current law, it's very unfortunate, I think, that closing Guantanamo has become a partisan issue for the most part.