Degree & Intensification: English Vocabulary List

very, extremely, or a lot of; used to intensify an adjective or quantity

"That is hella cool."

"That is hella cool and I wish I had bought one when I had the chance."

exceptionally high, impressive, or beyond normal expectations

"The prices were off the charts."

"The little girl excitement on her birthday was off the charts because she received exactly the present she wanted."

exceptionally high in quantity, intensity, or degree

"Prices went through the roof."

"Prices went through the roof after the storm destroyed most of the crops."

completely filled or saturated

"The room is wall-to-wall."

"The room has wall to wall carpet that covers the entire floor from one wall to the other."

completely or absolutely

"I totes agree with you."

"I totes agree with you and I think you are absolutely right about everything."

used to emphasize a mental state as extreme, ridiculous, or intense

"He was pants-on-head mad."

"The politician's proposal was so outlandish that it seemed pants-on-head ridiculous to most voters."

a very large number or quantity of something

"He bought a truckload of water bottles."

"He bought a truckload of water bottles and donated them to the hurricane relief effort."

openly, obviously, or without trying to hide

"I high-key love this song."

"I have to admit that I high-key enjoy spending my weekends binge-watching shows instead of going out."

quietly, subtly, or modestly

"She low-key wants to leave."

"I low-key think this new restaurant is overrated, but I don't want to say it out loud."

a very small amount of something

"Add a smidgen of salt."

"Add a smidgen of salt to the sauce and taste it before adding more seasoning."

used for saying that something can only happen on very rare occasions

"I see him once in a blue moon."

"My brother visits us once in a blue moon because he lives in Australia and works very hard."

no chance or possibility

"Winning is no shot."

"Given his current performance, there's absolutely no shot he will be able to catch up in the race."

with extreme intensity or enthusiasm

"He is mad good at basketball."

"He is mad good at basketball and can score from anywhere on the court."

a large amount or quantity of something

"I have a grip of work."

"After the merger, there was a huge grip of new tasks for the entire team."

a large amount of something, often money or objects

"He has a stack of books."

"The detective found a significant stack of incriminating evidence hidden in the suspect's apartment."

to a great extent; very much or severely

"He messed up big time."

"He messed up big time and now he has to face the consequences of his actions."

to the utmost degree

"Straight up I do not know."

"Straight up I do not know what happened because I was not there at the time."