Make your adjectives stronger using these B2 C1 C2 English Vocabulary: Intensifiers. This will help improve your writing and speaking skills on a test, but also get you speaking like a native. Remember to pay attention to the way you pronounce them as we tend to emphasize our intensifiers.
So
- We tend to use so before an adjective or adverb when used as an intensifier to emphasize what you are saying
- I was so tired this morning that I went in to work late.
- Your daughter has gotten so tall since the last time I saw her!
Truly
- Truly means that is something is true in every way.
- He truly is a good person.
- We truly worked on this project as a team.
Really
- This is used when we want to say something is more than just ‘very’
- In most cases, with strong adjectives, very doesn’t collocate, so really is really your best option.
- That’s really interesting.
- He’s really nice.
- She really tried her best on the test.
Totally
- totally is another way to say completely.
- I totally agree with what you are saying.
- He totally lost control of the wheel and ran into a tree.
Honestly
- We use honestly to emphasize that you are telling the truth.
- Thank you, but I honestly couldn’t have another bite to eat.
- She honestly doesn’t think that John will be coming tonight.
Absolutely
- Like totally, we use absolutely to express the same as completely
- I absolutely love what you have done with your house.
- She absolutely hated the meal.
Completely
- This means in every way possible
- Although the twins look alike, they are completely different from each other.
- I completely forgot that you were coming over today.
Undeniably
- This means that something is not deniable, meaning it is 100% true.
- Climate change is an undeniable fact although some people chose not to believe it.
- It is undeniably true that the city is expanding.
Other Vocab Rehab posts
Now that you have seen these B2 C1 C2 English Vocabulary: Intensifiers, have a look at our other Vocab Rehab posts:
Vocab Rehab: Synonyms for make
Vocab Rehab: bias
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