Alternativas ao very para enriquecer seu inglês

Em inglês, usamos a palavra very para dar ênfase a um adjetivo ou advérbio. E como o uso é fácil, torna-se comum cair na tentação de usar essa palavra repetidas vezes.

No entanto, existem alternativas ao very que são muito melhores, pois expressam o que você deseja dizer de maneira mais clara e objetiva. Além disso, essas palavras ajudarão você a soar como um falante nativo, levando seu inglês para outro nível.

Alternativas ao very para não soar repetitivo ao falar inglês

Troque isso	Por isso
Very accurate	Exact
Very afraid	Fearful
Very aggressive	Forceful
Very amazed	Astonished
Very angry	Furious
Very aware	Conscious
Very bad	Awful
Very basic	Fundamental
Very beautiful	Gorgeous
Very big	Massive
Very boring	Dull
Very bright	Luminous
Very busy	Swamped
Very calm	Serene
Very capable	Efficient
Very caring	Compassionate
Very careful	Cautious
Very cheap	Stingy
Very civil	Polite
Very clean	Spotless
Very clear	Obvious
Very clever	Intelligent
Very cold	Freezing
Very concerned	Worried
Very colourful	Vibrant
Very confident	Self-assured
Very confused	Perplexed
Very consistent	Constant
Very contrary	Confrontational
Very conventional	Conservative
Very corrupt	Fraudulent
Very creative	Innovative
Very creamy	Velvety
Very crowded	Bustling
Very curious	Snoopy
Very cute	Adorable
Very dangerous	Perilous
Very dark	Lightless
Very dear	Cherished
Very decent	Noble
Very deep	Profound
Very deformed	Misshapen
Very delicate	Subtle
Very desperate	Frantic
Very difficult	Arduous
Very dirty	Filthy
Very disagreeable	Obnoxious
Very dismal	Morbid
Very distinct	Definite
Very dramatic	Theatrical
Very dry	Arid
Very dubious	Suspicious
Very dull	Tedious
Very eager	Keen
Very easy	Effortless
Very efficient	Resourceful
Very embarrassed	Ashamed
Very empty	Desolate
Very enthusiastic	Ebullient
Very evil	Wicked
Very excited	Thrilled
Very expensive	Costly
Very fair	Equitable
Very faithful	Loyal
Very famous	Renowned
Very fancy	Lavish
Very far	Remote
Very fast	Quick
Very fat	Obese
Very fierce	Ferocious
Very friendly	Amiable
Very funny	Hilarious
Very glad	Overjoyed
Very great	Terrific
Very good	Excellent
Very happy	Ecstatic
Very heavy	Leaden
Very hot	Scalding
Very hungry	Starving
Very hurt	Battered
Very huge	Colossal
Very large	Huge
Very lazy	Indolent
Very light	Luminous
Very little	Tiny
Very lively	Animated
Very long	Extensive
Very loose	Slack
Very lovely	Adorable
Very mean	Cruel
Very messy	Slovenly
Very neat	Immaculate
Very nice	Kind
Very noisy	Deafening
Very often	Frequently
Very old	Ancient
Very open	Transparent
Very pale	Ashen
Very perfect	Flawless
Very poor	Destitute
Very powerful	Compelling
Very pretty	Beautiful
Very quick	Rapid
Very quiet	Hushed
Very rainy	Pouring
Very rich	Wealthy
Very risky	Perilous
Very roomy	Spacious
Very rude	Vulgar
Very sad	Sorrowful
Very scared	Petrified
Very scary	Chilling
Very serious	Grave
Very sharp	Keen
Very shiny	Gleaming
Very short	Brief
Very shy	Timid
Very simple	Basic
Very skinny	Skeletal
Very slow	Sluggish
Very small	Petite
Very smart	Intelligent
Very smooth	Sleek
Very soft	Downy
Very sorry	Apologetic
Very special	Exceptional
Very sure	Certain
Very sweet	Thoughtful
Very smart	Intelligent
Very strong	Forceful
Very stupid	Idiotic
Very talented	Gifted
Very tall	Towering
Very tasty	Delicious
Very thin	Gaunt
Very thirsty	Parched
Very tight	Constricting
Very tiny	Minuscule
Very tired	Exhausted
Very upset	Distraught
Very ugly	Hideous
Very valuable	Precious
Very warm	Hot
Very weak	Frail
Very wet	Soaked
Very wicked	Villainous
Very wide	Expansive
Very willing	Eager
Very windy	Blustery
Very wise	Sage
Very worried	Distressed

Recursos extras

Separei alguns vídeos da Marina, do canal linguamarina no YouTube, em que você pode conferir exemplos e pronúncia de algumas dessas alternativas:

Conclusão

Vale lembrar que você não deve eliminar o uso do very do inglês. Pode usar sem se preocupar, pois se você não lembrar de um bom sinônimo, use aquilo que você sabe. O importante é você conseguir se comunicar.

A sugestão, no entanto, é conhecer, usar e se apropriar de outras palavras que tornarão a sua comunicação mais natural ao falar inglês.

Experimente uma ou duas alternativas ao very por semana e amplie facilmente o seu vocabulário, para isso, não deixe de praticar. Aqui tem uma lista com diversas opções para você praticar inglês sem sair do Brasil.