STOP SAYING VERY 🛑 Use these 54 incredible words & collocations instead...

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The word VERY is one of the most overused words in English, and I want to help you avoid this word and greatly build your vocabulary. So that's why I'm teaching you many different words and phrases that will allow you to be more descriptive and precise when expressing your thoughts, opinions, and ideas.
In this lesson, I teach you two different ways to supercharge your vocabulary. The first way you can do this is by learning some different synonyms for VERY. These are words that have a similar or the same meaning. The synonyms along with the adjectives that follow are common collocations and learning them is extremely important when it comes to building your vocabulary.
The next way you can build your vocabulary while avoiding VERY is to use more precise language. Therefore, I'm going to teach you some precise words that you can use instead of saying VERY with some simple adjectives. These words will help you be more descriptive and exact.
And if you would like to review, below are the words and phrases from the lesson.
Part 1) Learn different synonyms for VERY
Pretty + Adjective
1. pretty good/bad
2. pretty easy/difficult
3. pretty fast/slow
4. pretty smart/dumb
Extremely + Adjective
5. extremely important
6. extremely dangerous
7. extremely grateful
8. extremely difficult
Highly + Adjective
9. highly successful
10. highly unlikely
11. highly competitive
12. highly motivated
Awfully + Adjective
13. awfully tired
14. awfully nice of (someone)
15. awfully sorry
16. awfully crowded
Truly + Adjective
17. truly thankful
18. truly passionate
19. truly happy
20. truly content
Immensely + Adjective
21. immensely talented
22. immensely popular
23. immensely useful
24. immensely profitable
Part 2) Use more precise language
Very Good
25. incredible
26. amazing
27. spectacular
28. phenomenal
29. breathtaking
Very Bad
30. terrible
31. horrible
32. lousy
33. dreadful
34. atrocious
Very Happy
35. cheerful
36. delighted
37. elated
38. ecstatic
39. jubilant
Very Sad
40. down
41. heartbroken
42. dejected
43. bitter
44. wistful
Very Beautiful
45. lovely
46. gorgeous
47. marvelous
48. elegant
49. stunning
Very Tired
50. exhausted
51. drained
52. beat
53. exasperated
54. burnt out
Lesson Chapters
0:00 How to Supercharge Your Vocabulary
1:10 Useful Synonyms for VERY
3:32 Lingoda's Biggest Sales Promotion
5:07 Useful Synonyms for VERY (continued)
7:00 Precise Words to Avoid VERY
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I never thought about how we use "awfully" to mean "very," but we certainly do, and it doesn't have a negative connotation! English never fails to surprise...! 🤣

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It's like the question, "Are you working hard or hardly working?" 😁 I think only British use "awfully"...

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Instead of very, you could choose any adjective and put in front of it: super duper. Super duper good! 😊

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Glad you enjoyed the lesson. And yes, you can use those words as substitutes.😃

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Hi teacher I'm from Indonesia I have a question,Can we use instead of handsome, stunning / elegant? God bless you 🙏

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Thanks for checking out the lesson. Yes, "handsome" has a similar meaning but is often used to describe men. 👍

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@@InteractiveEng but can we use gorgeous or stunning for men?

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@@davidsantossilvadavid6706 👨🏻‍🏫 Hello. Mr Teacher here in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Both of those words usually apply to women, when used about people. They can be overused and lose all meaning.

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Which words can be use instead of nice.

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I didn't know that awful can be used in positive way, thanks! By the way, I'm not sure if my sentence is correct or not ^^;

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👨🏻‍🏫 Hello. Mr Teacher here in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Your English sentence is almost perfect. Add one word in this manner ‘. . . used in A positive way . ..’ Now it is completely acceptable. Well done 👏.