Using the same words over and over can make your writing sound dull. To avoid this problem, it is important to have a good selection of synonyms to use in place of the word “very”.
This article will provide readers with a list of alternatives for this common word, as well as advice on how to use them effectively. We will look at examples of different kinds of words that can replace “very,” such as adverbs, adjectives, and even nouns.
Words to Use Instead of Very
Very accurate |
Exact |
Very afraid |
Terrified |
Very afraid |
Fearful |
Very angry |
Furious |
Very bad |
Atrocious |
Very beautiful |
Exquisite |
Very big |
Immense |
Very boring |
Dull |
Very brave |
Courageous |
Very bright |
Luminous |
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 creative |
Innovative |
Very crowded |
Bustling |
Very cute |
Adorable |
Very dangerous |
Threatening |
Very dark |
Lightless |
Very dear |
Cherished |
Very deep |
Profound |
Very depressed |
Despondent |
Very detailed |
Meticulous |
Very different |
Disparate |
Very difficult |
Challenging |
Very disagreeable |
Obnoxious |
Very distressing |
Dreadful |
Very dry |
Parched |
Very dull |
Tedious |
Very eager |
Keen |
Very easy |
Smooth |
Very empty |
Desolate |
Very empty |
Desolate |
Very evil |
Wicked |
Very excited |
Thrilled |
Very exciting |
Exhilarating |
Very expensive |
Costly |
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 funny |
Hilarious |
Very glad |
Overjoyed |
Very good |
Excellent |
Very gracefully |
Lithely |
Very great |
Terrific |
Very greedy |
Impatient |
Very happy |
Ecstatic |
Very hard |
Difficult |
Very hard to find |
Rare |
Very high |
Soaring |
Very huge |
Colossal |
Very humble |
Courteous |
Very hungry |
Starving |
Very hurt |
Battered/crushed |
Very important |
Crucial |
Very inexpensive |
Cheap |
Very interesting |
Fascinating |
Very jolly |
Carefree |
Very kind |
Considerate |
Very large |
Huge |
Very lazy |
Indolent |
Very light |
Luminous |
Very limited |
Finite |
Very little |
Tiny |
Very lively |
Animated |
Very long |
Extensive |
Very long-term |
Enduring |
Very loose |
Slack |
Very loud |
Deafening |
Very loved |
Adored |
Very lovely |
Stunning |
Very mean |
Cruel |
Very messy |
Slovenly |
Very much |
Enough |
Very neat |
Immaculate |
Very necessary |
Essential |
Very nervous |
Apprehensive |
Very nice |
Kind |
Very noisy |
Deafening |
Very numerous |
Diverse |
Very often |
Frequently |
Very old |
Ancient |
Very open |
Transparent |
Very painful |
Excruciating |
Very pale |
Ashen |
Very perfect |
Flawless |
Very pleasant |
Amiable |
Very powerful |
Compelling |
Very pretty |
Beautiful |
Very protective |
Defensive |
Very proud |
Honored |
Very quick |
Rapid |
Very quiet |
Silent |
Very rainy |
Pouring |
Very rainy |
Drizzly |
Very realistic |
Practical |
Very rich |
Wealthy |
Very risky |
Perilous |
Very roomy |
Spacious |
Very sad |
Sorrowful |
Very scared |
Petrified |
Very serious |
Grave |
Very sharp |
Keen |
Very shiny |
Gleaming |
Very short |
Brief |
Very shy |
Timid |
Very simple |
Basic |
Very skinny |
Skeletal |
Very sleepy |
Lethargic |
Very slow |
Sluggish |
Very smart |
Intelligent |
Very smelly |
Pungent |
Very smooth |
Sleek |
Very soft |
Downy |
Very sorry |
Apologetic |
Very special |
Exceptional |
Very strong |
Unyielding |
Very stupid |
Idiotic |
Very sure |
Certain |
Very talented |
Gifted |
Very tall |
Towering |
Very tasty |
Delicious |
Very thin |
Gaunt |
Very tight |
Constricting |
Very tired |
Exhausted |
Very ugly |
Hideous |
Very unhappy |
Miserable |
Very upset |
Distraught |
Very valuable |
Precious |
Very warm |
Hot |
Very weak |
Frail |
Very well-to-do |
Wealthy |
Very wet |
Soaked |
Very wicked |
Villainous |
Very willing |
Eager |
Very windy |
Blustery |
Very wise |
Sagacious |
Very wise |
Sage |
Very worried |
Distressed |
Very accurate |
Exact |
Very afraid |
Fearful |
Very angry |
Furious |
Very bad |
Awful |
Very beautiful |
Gorgeous |
Very big |
Massive |
Very boring |
Dull |
Very bright |
Luminous |
Very busy |
Swamped |
Very calm |
Serene |
Very careful |
Cautious |
Very cheap |
Stingy |
Very clean |
Spotless |
Very clear |
Obvious |
Very clever |
Intelligent |
Very cold |
Freezing |
Very colorful |
Vibrant |
Very confused |
Perplexed |
Very creative |
Innovative |
Very crowded |
Bustling |
Very cute |
Adorable |
Very dear |
Cherished |
Very deep |
Profound |
Very difficult |
Arduous |
Very dirty |
Filthy |
Very dry |
Arid |
Very dull |
Tedious |
Very eager |
Keen |
Very easy |
Effortless |
Very empty |
Desolate |
Very evil |
Wicked |
Very excited |
Thrilled |
Very exciting |
Exhilarating |
Very expensive |
Costly |
Very fancy |
Lavish |
Very fast |
Quick |
Very fat |
Obese |
Very fierce |
Ferocious |
Very friendly |
Amiable |
Very funny |
Hilarious |
Very glad |
Overjoyed |
Very good |
Excellent |
Very great |
Terrific |
Very happy |
Ecstatic |
Very hard |
Difficult |
Very heavy |
Leaden |
Very huge |
Colossal |
Very hungry |
Starving |
Very hurt |
Battered |
Very large |
Huge |
Very lazy |
Indolent |
Very light |
Luminous |
Very little |
Tiny |
Very lively |
Animated |
Very long |
Extensive |
Very loose |
Slack |
Very lovely |
Adorable |
Very mean |
Cruel |
Very messy |
Slovenly |
Very nice |
Kind |
Very noisy |
Deafening |
Very often |
Frequently |
Very old |
Ancient |
Very open |
Transparent |
Very pale |
Ashen |
Very perfect |
Flawless |
Very poor |
Destitute |
Very powerful |
Compelling |
Very pretty |
Beautiful |
Very quick |
Rapid |
Very quiet |
Hushed |
Very rainy |
Pouring |
Very rich |
Wealthy |
Very sad |
Sorrowful |
Very scared |
Petrified |
Very scary |
Chilling |
Very serious |
Grave |
Very sharp |
Keen |
Very shiny |
Gleaming |
Very short |
Brief |
Very shy |
Timid |
Very simple |
Basic |
Very skinny |
Skeletal |
Very slow |
Sluggish |
Very small |
Petite |
Very smart |
Intelligent |
Very smooth |
Sleek |
Very soft |
Downy |
Very sorry |
Apologetic |
Very special |
Exceptional |
Very strong |
Forceful |
Very stupid |
Idiotic |
Very sure |
Certain |
Very sweet |
Thoughtful |
Very talented |
Gifted |
Very tall |
Towering |
Very tasty |
Delicious |
Very thirsty |
Parched |
Very tight |
Constricting |
Very tiny |
Minuscule |
Very tired |
Exhausted |
Very ugly |
Hideous |
Very upset |
Distraught |
Very warm |
Hot |
Very weak |
Frail |
Very wet |
Soaked |
Very wide |
Expansive |
Very willing |
Eager |
Very windy |
Blustery |
Very wise |
Sage |
Very worried |
Distressed |
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