Intensifiers are words, especially an adverb or adjective, that has little meaning itself but is used to add force to another adjective, verb, or adverb
Examples of Intensifiers in Sentences
Very | It’s a very interesting story |
Really | It is a really interesting film |
Remarkably | The students did remarkably well on the exam |
Extremely | Everyone was extremely excited |
Enough | She is old Enough |
Completely | He is completely fluent in English |
Totally | She is totally crazy |
quite | That show is quite disturbing |
Exceptionally | He was an exceptionally brilliant child. |
Utterly | That country is utterly devastated |
Seriously | The car is seriously damaged |
Highly | He is a highly successful person |
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Intensifiers with Comparatives and Superlatives
We use these words and phrases as intensifiers with comparative adjectives
much | a great deal |
far | a good deal |
a lot | a good bit |
quite a lot | a fair bit |
These are two sentences that include a intensifier in them
- Messi is a far better player than Ronaldo.
- This car was by far the fastest car
Infographic about Intensifiers
This is a short infographic about intensifiers
Mitigators
Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers and they make an adjective less strong.
The following are all examples of mitigators:
rather | pretty |
slightly | fairly |
a bit | a little bit |
just a bit | just a little bit |
a little |
These are some sentences which includes examples of mitigators
- Fairly: her hair is fairly short
- Fairly: The runner performed fairly well.
- Rather: By the end of the day we were rather tired.
- Quiet: The Food was quite bad
- Pretty: I can jump pretty high for my height
- A bit: He thought that the parade was just a bit too long
Mitigators with Comparatives and Superlatives
Mitigators that are used with comparatives and superlatives
a bit | She is a bit shorter than I am |
Slightly | This plan is slightly more expensive |
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