Synonyms and antonyms of Very and very much in British Thesaurus

very (adjective)

used for emphasizing that a quality exists or is true to a great degree

particularly (adverb)

very, or very much

deeply (adverb)

very or very much

greatly (adverb)

very much

thoroughly (adverb)

very much

immensely (adverb)

very, or very much: used for emphasizing what you are saying

indeed (adverb)

used for emphasizing the meaning of ‘very’

really (adverb)

spoken very, or very much

well (adverb)

very, or very much: used for emphasizing what you are saying

a lot ()

to a great or greater degree

all too easy/few/often etc ()

used for emphasizing that something is too easy/that there are too few/that something happens too often etc

as...as anything ()

used with adjectives or adverbs to mean ‘very’ or ‘extremely’

as guilty/ugly/miserable as sin ()

very guilty, ugly, or miserable

as soon/quickly/much etc as possible ()

as soon, as quickly, as much etc as you can

body and soul ()

in every way

considerably (adverb)

a lot

dead (adverb)

informal very

dearly (adverb)

very much

desperately (adverb)

very much

desperately (adverb)

very

devilish (adverb)

informal old-fashioned very

devoutly (adverb)

formal very, or very much

doubly (adverb)

for two reasons, or in two ways

eminently (adverb)

formal very or very much

ever so/ever such (a) ()

used before an adjective or adverb to mean ‘very’

exceedingly (adverb)

an old word meaning ‘very much’

extra (adverb)

very: used for emphasizing adjectives and adverbs

fully (adverb)

thoroughly and in detail

grossly (adverb)

very, or extremely

heaps (adverb)

Britishinformal much

heaven (only/alone) knows (spoken)

spoken used for emphasizing that something has happened a lot or too much

heavily (adverb)

very

highly (adverb)

used before some adjectives to mean ‘very’ or ‘very well’

hugely (adverb)

very

hugely (adverb)

very much

infinitely (adverb)

very, or very much

jolly (adverb)

Britishinformal old-fashioned very

like anything ()

very much

like mad ()

a lot

madly (adverb)

very, or very much

majorly (adverb)

informal extremely, or very much

materially (adverb)

formal in a major way

mega (adjective)

informal very large, important, or impressive: used to emphasize the size, importance, or quality of someone or something

mightily (adverb)

old-fashioned very much

mighty (adverb)

mainly Americanspoken very

miles better/more difficult/too long etc ()

a lot better, more difficult, too long etc

more than likely/happy/ready etc ()

very likely, happy etc

more than somewhat ()

very much

much (adverb)

used for emphasizing that someone or something is a lot bigger, better, worse etc

narrowly (adverb)

mainly literary thoroughly and carefully

on both/several etc counts ()

in both/several etc ways

only too ()

used for meaning ‘very’ when you wish that the situation was different

overly (adverb)

formal very much, or too much

plain stupidity/luck etc ()

used for emphasizing that something is very stupid/lucky etc

pretty (adverb)

mainly spoken very

quite (adverb)

very

quite the worst/the best etc ()

very much the worst/the best etc

seriously (adverb)

informal very

seriously (adverb)

spoken really

so (adverb)

used for saying that someone does something a lot or feels something strongly

sorely (adverb)

very much: used for emphasizing how much you feel a particular emotion

soundly (adverb)

used to emphasize how completely something is done

specially (adverb)

spoken very much

that (adverb)

mainly spoken to a very great degree

this (adverb)

spoken so, or to such a degree

to bits ()

very much

to death ()

very or very much

tons (adverb)

informal a lot

to the max ()

very much

truly (adverb)

very

uncommonly (adverb)

old-fashioned more than usual, or more than you would expect

unduly (adverb)

formal to a greater degree than is reasonable or necessary

v (abbreviation)

very

very (adjective)

used for emphasizing that something is the best, worst, biggest, smallest, first, last etc

very (adjective)

used for emphasizing how important or serious something is

way (adverb)

informalmainly American very