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IMPROVE VOCABULARY – There are many ways to remove the word “very” from your writing and speaking and here are some words to use instead.
“Very” is a word that is popular and widely used in writing, speeches, and speaking. It is a versatile word often used as an adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs with intensity. However, it’s so popular that it already become an overused word and constant use of this can weaken, or even ruin, the flow of writing or speaking.
There are also a lot of misused words in English but this language is fun. If you can’t do it in a certain way, there’s surely another way.
Instead of using “very”, use these words instead:
- very funny – hilarious
- very different – disparate
- very difficult – challenging
- very disagreeable – obnoxious
- very distressing – dreadful
- very dry – parched
- very glad – overjoyed
- very good – excellent
- very greedy – impatient
- very happy – ecstatic
- very hard – difficult
- very hard-to-find – rare
- very high – soaring
- very huge – colossal
- very exciting – exhilarating
- very expensive – costly
- very humble – courteous
- very interesting – fascinating
- very jolly – carefree
- very kind – considerate
- very large – huge
- very lazy – indolent
- very smooth – sleek
- very scared – petrified
- very loved – adored
- very lovely – stunning
- very mean – ccruel
- very messy – slovenly
- very much – enough
- very neat – immaculate
- very necessary – essential
- very nervous – apprehensive
- very nice – kind
- very noisy – deafening
- very painful – excruciating
- very pale – ashen
- very perfect – flawless
- very pleasant – amiable
- very poor – destitute/underprivileged
- very powerful – compelling
- very pretty – beautiful
- very protective – defensive
- very proud – honored
- very numerous – diverse
- very often – frequently
- very old – ancient
- very open – transparent
- very quick – rapid
- very quiet – silent
- very raining – pouring
- very rainy – drizzly
- very roomy – spacious
- very sad – sorrowful
- very shy – timid
- very simple – basic
- very skinny – skeletal
- very sleepy – lethargic
- very slow – sluggish
- very serious – grave
- very sharp – keen
- very shiny – gleaming
- very short – brief
- very strong – unyielding
- very stupid – idiotic
- very sure – certain
- very talented – gifted
- very tall – towering
- very tasty – delicious
- very thin – gaunt
- very valuable – precious
- very warm – hot
- very weak – frail
- very wet – soaked
- very tight – constricting
- very tired – exhausted
- very ugly – hideous
- very sorry – apologetic
- very creative – innovative
- very crowded – bustling
- very cute – adorable
- very dangerous – threatening
- very dark – lightless
- very dear – cherished
- very realistic – practical
- very rich – wealthy
- very risky – perilous
- very deep – profound
- very beautiful – exquisite
- very bright – luminous
- very accurate – exact
- very afraid – terrified
- very angry – furious
- very bad – atrocious
- very busy – overloaded
- very calm – serene
- very careful – cautious
- very charmed – mesmerized
- very cheap – stingy
- very clean – spotless
- very clever – brilliant
- very cold – freezing
- very colorful – vibrant
- very compete – comprehensive
- very competitive – cutthroat
- very confused – perplexed
- very conventional – conservative
- very core – gist
- very depressed – despondent
- very detailed – meticulous
- very big – immense
- very boring – dull
- very brave – ourageous
- very dull – tedious
- very eager – keen
- very easy – smooth
- very empty – desolate
- very evil – wicked
- very excited – thrilled
- very willing – eager
- very windy – blustery
- very fancy – lavish
- very far away – distant
- very fast – quick
- very fat – obese
- very fierce – relentless
- very fond – attached
- very fortunate – blessed
- very friendly – affectionate
- very light – luminous
- very gracefully – lithely
- very great – terrific
- very limited – finite
- very little – tiny
- very lively – animated
- very long – extensive
- very long-term – enduring
- very hungry – starving
- very hurt – battered/crushed
- very important – crucial
- very inexpensive – cheap
- very loose – slack
- very loud – deafening
- very smelly – pungent
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