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Words to use instead of "very" #81

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btford opened this issue Jul 24, 2017 · 8 comments
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Words to use instead of "very" #81

btford opened this issue Jul 24, 2017 · 8 comments

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@btford
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btford commented Jul 24, 2017

Via: https://www.fluentland.com/groups/learn-english/forum/topic/words-to-use-instead-of-very-3/

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wooorm commented Jul 26, 2017

I saw that too, and searched a bit around the internet (there’s many more lists like it), and compiled the attached map, that maybe useful to someone!

{
  "accurate": "exact",
  "afraid": ["fearful", "terrified"],
  "angry": "furious",
  "annoying": "exasperating",
  "bad": ["atrocious", "awful"],
  "beautiful": ["exquisite", "gorgeous"],
  "big": ["immense", "massive"],
  "boring": "dull",
  "bright": ["dazzling", "luminous"],
  "busy": "swamped",
  "calm": "serene",
  "capable": "accomplished",
  "careful": "cautious",
  "cheap": "stingy",
  "clean": "spotless",
  "clear": "obvious",
  "clever": "brilliant",
  "cold": "freezing",
  "colorful": "vibrant",
  "colourful": "vibrant",
  "competitive": "cutthroat",
  "complete": "comprehensive",
  "confused": "perplexed",
  "conventional": "conservative",
  "creative": "innovative",
  "crowded": "bustling",
  "cute": "adorable",
  "dangerous": "perilous",
  "dear": "cherished",
  "deep": "profound",
  "depressed": "despondent",
  "detailed": "meticulous",
  "different": "disparate",
  "difficult": "arduous",
  "dirty": ["filthy", "squalid"],
  "dry": ["arid", "parched"],
  "dull": "tedious",
  "eager": "keen",
  "easy": "effortless",
  "empty": "desolate",
  "evil": "wicked",
  "excited": "thrilled",
  "exciting": "exhilarating",
  "expensive": "costly",
  "fancy": "lavish",
  "fast": "quick",
  "fat": "obese",
  "fierce": "ferocious",
  "friendly": "amiable",
  "frightened": ["alarmed", "terrified"],
  "frightening": ["alarming", "terrifying"],
  "funny": "hilarious",
  "glad": "overjoyed",
  "good": ["excellent", "superb"],
  "great": "terrific",
  "happy": ["ecstatic", "jubilant"],
  "hard": "difficult",
  "hard-to-find": "rare",
  "heavy": "leaden",
  "high": "soaring",
  "hot": ["scalding", "sweltering"],
  "huge": "colossal",
  "hungry": ["ravenous", "starving"],
  "hurt": "battered",
  "important": "crucial",
  "intelligent": "brilliant",
  "interesting": "captivating",
  "kind": "compassionate",
  "large": ["colossal", "huge"],
  "lazy": "indolent",
  "light": "luminous",
  "little": "tiny",
  "lively": "vivacious",
  "long": "extensive",
  "long-term": "enduring",
  "loose": "slack",
  "loud": "deafening",
  "loved": "adored",
  "lovely": "adorable",
  "mean": "cruel",
  "messy": "slovenly",
  "neat": "immaculate",
  "necessary": "essential",
  "nervous": "apprehensive",
  "nice": "kind",
  "noisy": "deafening",
  "often": "frequently",
  "old": "ancient",
  "old-fashioned": "archaic",
  "open": ["transparent"],
  "painful": "excruciating",
  "pale": "ashen",
  "perfect": "flawless",
  "poor": "destitute",
  "powerful": "compelling",
  "pretty": "beautiful",
  "quick": "rapid",
  "quiet": ["hushed", "silent"],
  "rainy": "pouring",
  "rich": "wealthy",
  "risky": "perilous",
  "roomy": "spacious",
  "rude": "vulgar",
  "sad": ["morose", "sorrowful"],
  "scared": "petrified",
  "scary": "chilling",
  "serious": ["grave", "solemn"],
  "sharp": "keen",
  "shiny": "gleaming",
  "short": "brief",
  "shy": "timid",
  "simple": "basic",
  "skinny": "skeletal",
  "sleepy": "lethargic",
  "slow": "sluggish",
  "small": ["petite", "tiny"],
  "smart": "intelligent",
  "smelly": "pungent",
  "smooth": "sleek",
  "soft": "downy",
  "sorry": "apologetic",
  "special": "exceptional",
  "strong": ["forceful", "unyielding"],
  "stupid": "idiotic",
  "sure": "certain",
  "sweet": "thoughtful",
  "talented": "gifted",
  "tall": "towering",
  "tasty": "delicious",
  "thin": "gaunt",
  "thirsty": "parched",
  "tight": "constricting",
  "tiny": "minuscule",
  "tired": ["exhausting", "exhausted"],
  "ugly": "hideous",
  "unhappy": "miserable",
  "upset": "distraught",
  "valuable": "precious",
  "warm": "hot",
  "weak": ["frail", "feeble"],
  "well-to-do": "wealthy",
  "wet": "soaked",
  "wicked": "villainous",
  "wide": "expansive",
  "willing": "eager",
  "windy": "blustery",
  "wise": ["sage", "sagacious"],
  "worried": ["anxious", "distressed"]
}

@btford
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btford commented Jul 26, 2017

This is amazing @wooorm ! Thank you.

@Nantris
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Nantris commented Aug 28, 2018

@btford I don't know if this is used/address already, but accurate is misspelled on line one of the object above.

@wooorm
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wooorm commented Aug 29, 2018

@slapbox Fixed!

@Nantris
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Nantris commented Aug 29, 2018

@wooorm thanks for addressing this. Was this ever added in any way to the codebase though? If so it will need to be fixed somewhere in there.

@wooorm
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wooorm commented Aug 29, 2018

No, it wasn’t, so the work is still to write a PR 😉

@Nantris
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Nantris commented Aug 29, 2018

Thanks much for the updates!

@TAnas0
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TAnas0 commented Dec 18, 2022

Is this still up for grabs? I still have not taken a look at the code base, but I like the too a lot.
Was there any previous attempts at implementing it?
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