{"id":4299,"date":"2024-08-12T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2024-08-12T01:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:00:01","slug":"still-saying-very-use-these-adjectives-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/still-saying-very-use-these-adjectives-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Saying \"Very\"? Use These Adjectives Instead [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There's an easy way to <mdspan datatext=\"el1657874486123\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">improve your English vocabulary<\/mdspan>: avoid the word \"very.\" Instead, use stronger adjectives. This time, we'll show you how to do this using a variety of common adjectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Happy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to say \"very happy,\" you can instead say \"overjoyed\" (which means \"filled with joy\") or \"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/ecstatic\/ynIC-lW4TwaA6OHgu3zJuw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ecstatic<\/a>\" (which means \"very happy and excited\"). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was <s>very happy<\/s>&nbsp;<strong>overjoyed<\/strong>&nbsp;when he found out he was having a baby girl.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I'm <s>very happy<\/s>&nbsp;<strong>ecstatic<\/strong>&nbsp;about starting my new job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's a paragraph from a news report that uses this word. A mother is very happy about her daughter climbing to the top of a tall rock called \"El Capitan.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Selah's mother, Joy Schneiter, said she was worried that her daughter would get too tired to make it to the top.&nbsp;\"But by day four I knew they would finish.&nbsp;I'm just really proud and <strong>ecstatic<\/strong>,\" she said.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/10-year-old-may-be-youngest-to-climb-el-capitan\/HNHP6pS-EemDUZNk54jigg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"10-Year-Old May Be Youngest to Climb El Capitan\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use \"delighted\" or \"thrilled.\" Although \"thriller\" is used to describe certain kinds of scary movies, the adjective \"thrilled\" has a very positive nuance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We'd be <s>very happy<\/s> <strong>delighted<\/strong> if you joined us for dinner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I'm <s>very happy<\/s> <strong>thrilled<\/strong> to be traveling to Europe this summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Sad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to say \"very sad,\" you can say \"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/depressed\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAADODvw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">depressed<\/a>\" (which means \"very unhappy\"), \"heartbroken\" (which means \"filled with sadness\"), or \"devastated\" (\"very sad and shocked\") instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She became <s>very sad<\/s> <strong>depressed<\/strong> after losing her job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We were <s>very sad<\/s> <strong>devastated<\/strong> when we heard that our friend had been swept away by the floods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was <s>very sad<\/s> <strong>heartbroken<\/strong> when his wife left him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the paragraph below, the owner of the oldest pub in England uses the word \"heartbroken\" to describe how he feels when he needs to shut down the pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\"I am <strong>heartbroken<\/strong>,\" he wrote.&nbsp;\"This pub has been so much more than just a business to me, and I feel honored to have played even a small part in its history.\"<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/britains-oldest-pub-closes-after-more-than-1000-years\/t1-NEI8eEeyDaVN7ZgyJxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"Britain's Oldest Pub Closes After More than 1,000 Years\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Other alternatives include \"miserable\" and&nbsp; simply \"down.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cold and rainy weather this time of year always makes me feel <s>very sad<\/s> <strong>miserable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jake's been <s>very sad<\/s> really <strong>down<\/strong> lately. Let's do something to cheer him up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Angry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to say \"very angry\" is \"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/furious\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAAh4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">furious<\/a>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We were <s>very angry<\/s> <strong>furious<\/strong> when we realized he had been lying to us the whole time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My mom was <s>very angry<\/s> <strong>furious<\/strong> at me for skipping school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's a paragraph from a news report which uses this word. In 2016, a gorilla called \"Harambe\" was shot and killed at an American zoo, and a lot of people were very angry about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Critics are <strong>furious<\/strong> about the killing of Harambe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/killing-of-gorilla-at-us-zoo-causes-uproar\/yT3c8MJ7EeasypuGPDJZ_Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"Killing of Gorilla at US Zoo Causes Uproar\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Tired<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A tired woman lying on her bed next to a rolled up yoga mat\" class=\"wp-image-9125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/08\/01082734\/very_alternatives_1-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of saying \"very tired,\" you can say \"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/exhausted\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAABfJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exhausted<\/a>.\" This means \"out of energy.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The whole team felt <s>very tired<\/s> <strong>exhausted<\/strong> after the tournament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I'm recovering from the flu and still feel <s>very tired<\/s> <strong>exhausted<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a paragraph that uses \"exhausted\" instead of \"very tired\" to talk about burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you feel <strong>exhausted<\/strong> all the time, are less interested in things or people you care about, and you're finding it harder and harder to do your job, then you might be burned out.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/lessons\/how-to-recover-from-burnout\/Zu-3TmAhEempQ3eNLG-jWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"How to Recover from Burnout\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more alternatives are \"worn out,\" which describes something that has been used until it is no longer any good, and \"drained,\" which means \"empty.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After a long international flight, I'm <s>very tired<\/s> <strong>worn out<\/strong> and just want to rest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The three-hour lecture left all of the students feeling <s>very tired<\/s><strong> drained<\/strong> and ready for a break.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Cold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to say \"very cold\" is \"freezing.\" This means that something is so cold that it seems to be turning into ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It's <s>very cold<\/s><strong> freezing<\/strong> in here. Can we close the window?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It's <s>very cold<\/s><strong> freezing<\/strong> outside. Make sure to put on a coat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a paragraph from a news report on people in Russia who swim in very cold water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ice swimmers in Russia call themselves \"walruses.\"&nbsp;They cut holes through the ice to swim in the <strong>freezing<\/strong> water of rivers or lakes.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/young-russians-become-ice-swimming-walruses\/D14SWDpdEemZAvPpmNlvEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"Young Russians Become Ice Swimming 'Walruses'\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/brrr-english-expressions-for-describing-winter-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brr! English Expressions for Describing Winter Weather<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Small<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of saying \"very small,\" you can say \"tiny.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Malta is a <s>very small<\/s> <strong>tiny<\/strong> island in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I live in a <s>very small<\/s> <strong>tiny<\/strong> apartment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a paragraph from a news report that describes microplastics (very small pieces of plastic) with the word \"tiny.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time, causing scientists to worry that the <strong>tiny<\/strong> plastic particles could travel around the body and damage organs.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-the-first-time\/fgvCSr85Eey3U3_kNHYKLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"Microplastics Found in Human Blood for the First Time\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Big<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to say \"very big,\" you can say \"huge.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India is a <s>very big<\/s> <strong>huge<\/strong> country. If I travel there, I'd want to stay for at least a month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The couple spent a <s>very big<\/s> <strong>huge<\/strong> amount of money on their wedding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a paragraph from a news article that talks about a very big kite that could help make ships more eco-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A company in France has found a new way to help ships cross the ocean while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions: a <strong>huge<\/strong> kite.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/this-huge-kite-pulls-ships-across-the-ocean\/_QpUlnfoEeyV1VNb7N6QAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"This Huge Kite Pulls Ships Across the Ocean\" | Engoo Daily News<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use \"massive\" as a similar alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The news <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-use-advice-and-advise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advised<\/a> everyone to stay indoors due to a <s>very big<\/s><strong> massive<\/strong> storm approaching fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your turn!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to learn vocabulary is to use it. For example, try applying the vocabulary words we introduced today to your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you feel \"exhausted\" from your job? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you live in a city with a \"huge\" population? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When was the last time you were \"furious\" or \"overjoyed\" about something?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning adjectives like the ones introduced in this article is a great way to improve your English with words that you can start using right away in many everyday situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you've mastered these words, <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/how-can-a-thesaurus-help-your-language-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use a thesaurus<\/a> to search for others, and your vocabulary will expand even further!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There's an easy way to improve your English vocabulary: avoid the word \"very.\" Instead, use stronger adjectives. 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