STC's Tips In Writing

Tip #12

Words to use instead of "very"

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 = courageous
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 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 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
very smooth = sleek
very soft = downy
very scared = petrified
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 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 special = exceptional
very unhappy = miserable
very upset = distraught
very wicked = villainous
very wise = sage
very worried = distressed

Source:

https://englishstudyonline.org/words-to-use-instead-of-very/

- Ms. S