Pronunciation: /mʌtʃ/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym: a lot
Opposite: little
There isn’t much time left
Pronunciation: /ˈmeni/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym: numerous
Opposite: few
Many people attended the event
Pronunciation: /məʊst/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Synonym: majority
Opposite: least
Most of the students passed the exam
Pronunciation: /liːst/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Synonym: minimal
Opposite: most
He has the least experience among the candidates
Pronunciation: /ɔːl/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym: every
Opposite: none
All the students passed the test
Pronunciation: /fjuː/
Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym: not many
Opposite: many
Few people showed up for the meeting
Pronunciation:/mɔːr/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym:a greater amount
Opposite:a lesser amount
I need more time to finish the project
Pronunciation:/les/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym:not as much
Opposite:a greater amount
I have less money than I thought
Pronunciation:/ˈlɪtl/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/lit-tle/
Synonym:not much
Opposite:a lot
I have little time to spare
Pronunciation:/ˈveri/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/ve-ry/
Synonym:(used for emphasis) extremely
Opposite:(used for emphasis) slightly
The food was very tasty
Pronunciation:/kwaɪt/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Synonym:(used for emphasis) completely
Opposite:(used for emphasis) slightly
The weather is quite cold today
Pronunciation:/tuː/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/too/
Synonym: excessively
Opposite: mildly
The soup is too hot to eat
Pronunciation:/ˈprɪti/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/pret-ty/
Synonym:(informal) fairly
Opposite:(informal) not particularly
The dress is pretty expensive
Pronunciation:/ˈriːəli/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/rea-lly/
Synonym:(informal) very
Opposite:(informal) not particularly
The movie was really good
Pronunciation:/ˈfeəli/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/fair-ly/
Synonym:(informal) moderately
Opposite:(informal) not particularly
The test was fairly difficult
Pronunciation:/kəmˈpliːtli/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/com-plete-ly/
Synonym: entirely
Opposite: partially
The project was completely finished
Pronunciation:/ɪkˈstriːmli/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/ex-treme-ly/
Synonym: entirely
Opposite: mildly
The weather was extremely hot
Pronunciation:/ˈrɑːðə/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/ra-ther/
Synonym:(informal) somewhat
Opposite:(informal) not particularly
The movie was rather boring
Pronunciation:/ˈtəʊt(ə)li/
Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb
Irregular spelling and irregular forms:n/an(a(regular form)
Formal or informal: both
Countable or uncountable: countable
Transitive or intransitive: intransitive
Stress marks:/to-tal-ly/
I’m totally exhausted
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑrtli/
Part of speech: Adverb
Formal or informal: Both
Countable or uncountable: Uncountable
(since it’s an adverb)
Stress marks: The stress is on the single syllable: PARTly.
Synonym: Partially
Opposite: Wholly
She was partly responsible for the project’s success