IELTS advanced - Intensifying Adverbs

completely

полностью
(intensifier)

Cannot be used with normal adjectives:
completely wrong - CORRECT
completely good - NOT CORRECT
They are completely over the moon.

absolutely

полностью
(intensifier)

Cannot be used with normal adjectives:
absolutely awful.- CORRECT

absolutely good - NOT CORRECT

The film was absolutely awful.

entirely

полностью
(intensifier)

The city of Napier was entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1931. -
meaning "completely, or in every way"

It’s entirely possible that the two leaders will discuss a treaty today. -
meaning "emphasizing what you are saying"

fully

полностью
(intensifier)

fully understand
The fire completely destroyed the building

badly

плохо, очень сильно
(intensifier)

he is doing badly - meaning
"bad"

he need the medicine badly - meaning "very much"

deeply
deeply appreciative
deeply ashamed
deeply concerned
deeply hurt
deeply moved
deeply offended
deeply worried

глубоко

Use deeply with emotions in general, to emphasize that they are very strong.

greatly

значительно
(intensifier)

meaning "very much"
The houses vary greatly in size.
Your support is greatly appreciated.

quite

довольно
(intensifier)

I was feeling quite tired after our walk. - meaning "fairly but not
very"

Are you quite sure you know what to do? - meaning "completely"

The hotel was dirty and the food was quite disgusting. - meaning "very"

rather

довольно
(intensifier) He was rather a handsome boy. -
meaning "to a fairly large degree"

would you like some wine, or would you rather stick to sherry? - meaning
"to indicate one's preference in a particular matter"

partly

частично
(intensifier)

he result is partly a matter of skill and partly of chance - meaning "to some extent; not completely."

slightly

немного
(intensifier)

I feel slightly better today. - meaning "not very much, only a little"

barely

едва, только
(intensifier)

The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass. - meaning
"something almost does not happen or exist"
He barely paused before jumping straight into the water. - meaning "something
happened only a very short time before something else"
He’s barely 12 years old. - meaning "how small an amount is"

scarcely

едва
(intensifier)

There was scarcely any traffic - meaning "almost not"
We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. - meaning "only
just"
I can scarcely refuse to help after all he’s done for
me. - meaning "showing that something is certainly not true or
possible"

hardly

вряд ли
(intensifier)

the little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut - meaning
"it is true to an insignificant degree"

patently

явно
(intensifier)

these claims were patently false - meaning "clearly; without
doubt."

conspicuously

видимо
(intensifier)

a conspicuous success/failure - meaning "very great: used for emphasizing how good or bad something is"

abundantly

обильно
(intensifier)

the plant grows abundantly in the wild - meaning "in large quantities;
plentifully."

supremely

в высшей степени
(intensifier)

a supremely gifted student - meaning "extremely, or to the highest possible degree"

totally

полностью
(intensifier)

the building was totally destroyed by
the fire - meaning "completely; absolutely"

genuinely

искренне
(intensifier)

Sara’s a genuinely nice person. - meaning "honestly, or in a sincere
way" These are genuinely difficult issues. - meaning " for emphasizing a particular quality"

excruciatingly

мучительно
(intensifier)

a moment of excruciating terror - meaning "emphasizing how bad something is"

staggeringly

потрясающе
(intensifier)

the staggering success of the books - meaning "extremely surprising"

unbearably

невыносимо
(intensifier)

an unbearable sulky teenager - meaning "extremely annoying"

immensely

очень
(intensifier)

the president was immensely popular - meaning "to a great extent;
extremely."

tremendously

чрезвычайно
(intensifier)

We have a tremendous amount of work to get through. - meaning "emphasizing that
something is extremely great"

ludicrously

нелепо
(intensifier)

a ludicrous new regulation - meaning "extremely silly"

bitterly
bitterly disappointed
bitterly regret
cry bitterly
complain bitterly
bitterly resent

Use bitterly when there is a
strong negative emotion: usually sadness (with “disappointed,” “regret,” and
“cry”) or annoyance/anger (with “complain” and “resent”)

perfectly

отлично, совершенно
(intensifier)

It’s perfectly natural for parents to worry about their children. - meaning "emphasizing a particular quality"

purely

исключительно
(intensifier)

The reason was purely and simply that they didn’t listen. - meaning
"used for emphasis what you are saying"

thoroughly

тщательно
(intensifier)

I thoroughly enjoyed the day - meaning "very much; greatly."

extraordinarily

чрезвычайно
(intensifier)

It was an extraordinarily difficult situation. - meaning
"extremely"
in a way that seems strange or unusual - meaning "that seems strange or
unusual"

ridiculously
ridiculously cheap
ridiculously easy
ridiculously long
ridiculously small
ridiculously early

Use ridiculously when something is so extreme, it’s difficult to believe

utterly

крайне
(intensifier)

he looked utterly ridiculous - meaning "completely and without qualification; absolutely."

blissfully

блаженно
(intensifier)

a deep blissful sleep - meaning "giving you great pleasure"

plain

простой, понятный
(intensifier)

perhaps the youth was just plain stupid - meaning "clearly;
unequivocally"

downright

совершенно
(intensifier)

meaning "to an extreme degree; thoroughly."

incredibly

невероятно
(intensifier)

Michele was incredibly brave - meaning "to a great degree; extremely or
unusually."

dead

совершенно
(intensifier)

you're dead right - meaning "absolutely; completely."

ravishngly

восхитительно
meaning "very beautiful"

highly
highly unlikely
highly probable
highly effective
highly controversial
highly profitable
highly recommended

use highly with “probability”
words (likely/unlikely, probable, unusual) and others:

strongly
strongly believe
strongly deny
strongly oppose
strongly feel
strongly dislike
strongly support
strongly influence

use strongly with verbs relating
to having or expressing opinions