Words Matter: 100+ Words To Use Instead of VERY

in #writing7 years ago (edited)

Using certain words can make or break posts, directly affecting payouts and followers. Repeating the same word over and over in a post is definitely a killer, especially on short posts. I always try to use as much diversity of words I can, making a post more pleasing and interesting to read. That's why I'm sharing today a list of words you can use instead of very.
Very is a special word and is one of the most used words in any language and can substitute hundreds of other words. Don't underestimate the power of very and use it wisely.


Use this chart to help you when you're stuck or out of words.


Very afraidFearful
Very angryFurious
Very annoyingExasperating
Very badAwful
Very beautifulGorgeous
Very bigMassive
Very boringDull
Very brightLuminous
Very BusySwamped
Very calmSerene
Very carefulCautious
Very cheapStingy
Very cleanSpotless
Very clearObvious
Very coldFreezing
Very colorfulVibrant
Very competitiveCutthroat
Very completeComprehensive
Very confusedPerplexed
Very creativeInnovative
Very crowdedBustling
Very dangerousPerilous
Very dearCherished
Very deepProfound
Very depressedDespondent
Very detailedMeticulous
Very differentDisparate
Very difficultArduous
Very dirtyFilthy
Very dryArid
Very dullTedious
Very easyEffortless
Very emptyDesolate
Very exitedThrilled
Very expensiveCostly
Very fancyLavish
Very fatObese
Very friendlyAmiable
Very frightenedAlarmed
Very frighteningTerrifying
Very funnyHilarious
Very gladOverjoyed
Very goodExcellent
Very happyEcstatic
Very hardDifficult
Very hard-to-findRare
Very hotSweltering
Very hugeColosal
Very hungryStarving
Very hurtBattered
Very importantCrucial
Very intelligentBrilliant
Very interestingCaptivating
Very largeHuge
Very lazyIndolent
Very littleTiny
Very longExtensive
Very long-termEnduring
Very looseSlack
Very meanCruel
Very messySlovenly
Very necessaryEssential
Very noisyDeafening
Very oftenFrequent
Very oldAncient
Very old-fashionedArchaic
Very openTransparent
Very painfulExcruciating
Very paleAshen
Very perfectFlawless
Very poorDestitute
Very powerfulCompelling
Very prettyBeautiful
Very quickRapid
Very quietHushed
Very rainyPouring
Very richWealthy
Very sadSorrowful
Very sacredPetrified
Very scaryChilling
Very seriousGrave
Very sharpKeen
Very shinyGleaming
Very shortBrief
Very shyTimid
Very simpleBasic
Very skinnySkeletal
Very smallPetite
Very smartIntelligent
Very smellyPungent
Very smoothSleek
Very softDowny
Very sorryApologetic
Very specialExceptional
Very strongForceful
Very stupidIdiotic
Very sureCertain
Very sweetThoughtful
Very talentedGifted
Very tallTowering
Very tastyDelicious
Very thirstyParched
Very tightConstricting
Very tinyMinuscule
Very tiredExhausted
Very uglyHideous
Very unhappyMiserable
Very upsetDistraught
Very warmHot
Very weakFrail
Very well-to-doWealthy
Very wetSoaked
Very wideExpansive
Very willingEager
Very windyBlustery
Very wiseSage
Very worriedDistressed

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Finally! Now I'll be able to sound very smarter like the rest of them!

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Luckily I know a lot of them. It makes expressing yourself feel/sound both more honest and natural.

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