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C1-Intensifying Adverbs + Extreme adjectives
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INTENSIFYING ADVERBS
- ˈæbsəluːtli
- kəmˈpliːtli
- ɪnˈtaɪəli
- kwaɪt
- ˈrɪəli
- səʊ
- ˈtəʊtli
- ˈʌtəli
- ɪksˈtriːmli
- ˈhaɪli
- ɪnˈkrɛdəbli
- ˈrɪəli
- ˈvɛri
- ˈdiːpli
- ˈbɪtəli
- rɪˈdɪkjʊləsli
- ʌnˈbeərəbli
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- really
- so
- totally
- utterly
- extremely
- highly
- incredibly
- really
- very
- deeply
- bitterly
- ridiculosuly
- unbearably
- ˈæbsəluːtli
- kəmˈpliːtli
- ɪnˈtaɪəli
- kwaɪt
- ˈrɪəli
- səʊ
- ˈtəʊtli
- ˈʌtəli
- ɪksˈtriːmli
- ˈhaɪli
- ɪnˈkrɛdəbli
- ˈrɪəli
- ˈvɛri
- ˈdiːpli
- ˈbɪtəli
- rɪˈdɪkjʊləsli
- ʌnˈbeərəbli
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- really
- so
- totally
- utterly
- extremely
- highly
- incredibly
- really
- very
- deeply
- bitterly
- ridiculosuly
- unbearably
Most common collocations HIGHLY You can use highly with “probability” words (likely/unlikely, probable, unusual) and others:
- highly unlikely
- highly probable
- highly effective
- highly controversial
- highly profitable
- highly recommended
Most common collocations Deeply You can use deeply with emotions in general, to emphasize that they are very strong.
- deeply appreciative
- deeply ashamed
- deeply concerned
- deeply hurt
- deeply moved
- deeply offended
- deeply worried
Most common collocationsStrongly You can use strongly with verbs relating to having or expressing opinions:
- strongly believe
- strongly deny
- strongly oppose
- strongly feel
- strongly dislike
- strongly support
- strongly influence
Most common collocationsRidiculously You can use ridiculously when something is so extreme, it’s difficult to believe.
- ridiculously cheap
- ridiculously easy
- ridiculously long
- ridiculously small
- ridiculously early
Most common collocationsBitterly You can use bitterly when there is a strong negative emotion: usually sadness (with “disappointed,” “regret,” and “cry”) or annoyance/anger (with “complain” and “resent”) Bitterly is also often used with cold, to emphasize weather that is very, very cold!
- bitterly disappointed complain bitterly
- bitterly regret bitterly resent
- cry bitterly bitterly cold
Extreme adjectives
Extreme adjectives
- angry furious
- bad awful, terrible
- big huge, gigantic
- pretty gorgeous, beautiful
- clean spotless
- cold freezing
- crowded packed
- dirty filthy
- funny hilarious
- good fantastic, excellent
- hot boiling
- disappointed gutted
- hungry starving
- interesting fascinating
- old ancient
Extreme adjectives
- tasty delicious
- sad miserable
- scary terrifying
- happy elated
- small tiny
- tired exhausted
- ugly hideous
- long endless
Extreme adjectives
- angry furious
- bad awful, terrible
- big huge, gigantic
- pretty gorgeous, beautiful
- clean spotless
- cold freezing
- crowded packed
- dirty filthy
- funny hilarious
- good fantastic, excellent
- hot boiling
- disappointed gutted
- hungry starving
- interesting fascinating
- old ancient
Extreme adjectives
- tasty delicious
- sad miserable
- scary terrifying
- happy elated
- small tiny
- tired exhausted
- ugly hideous
- long endless