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I mean, the idea is interesting but I don't think it's done very... well.
I find it frustrating that you have to click to refresh the result. Why it doesnt't autorefresh after a short period makes no sense to me. I kept typing in words and thinking it was getting no results before realising I had to keep hitting the refresh button
On the other hand, there's a downside risk of replacing unimaginative writing with confused writing. "very + fragile -> feeble" is absolutely not a reliable translation[1]. The suggestions furnished by this service seem to generally 'work' in the sense that their possible meanings include "very + (category)," but without context you explode the set of messages you might communicate. Something that is fragile breaks easily. Something that is very fragile more so. Something that is feeble is lacking strength in general, it may give out at any time, it connotes a sense of being underweight, etc. All concepts that "very fragile" may be hoping to avoid invoking (however clumsily).
Switching words switches meanings.
[1] One might argue that 'fragile' does not need assistance at all in this case.
Outside of writing an English essay, I don't see why the use of very is looked down upon. "Very good" or "very smart" is fine and is common in everyday speech.
Alternatively, saying that "I went to a marvelous restaurant" better indicates that my experience was exceptional.
"very hard" -> formidable ? I don't agree because there are multiple interpretations. I would have liked multiple results, e.g., formidable, diamond-like, arduous, etc. In other words, don't use this site blindly.
> In other words, don't use this site blindly. Very true! For example: Very + Old = Ancient My granda is very old vs My grandma is ancient.
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Big words better. How else will you immediately judge someone's intellect?
Accuracy and precision is vital in communication. I agree that the speaker does have a responsibility to know his audience and shouldn't use fancy words to project intellect, education, or status. However, if there is an opportunity to be more exact, one should take it without remorse.
"I want a fast game", "I want a very fast game". This site suggests "rapid", "breakneck", and "dashing" as alternatives for "very fast". "Very fast" is pretty clear very precise compared to those words. Maybe I could speak about "a breakneck pace" instead, but would I have really gained anything other than showing off my vocabulary?
Speaking of very precise, it doesn't even have a suggestion for an alternative to that - though admittedly if I wasn't forcing things I would have phrased that sentence as "more precise than those words".
As noted (very or not) unique and incomparable are not the same. These words have nuanced differences.
Every word I checked failed to provide the a proper equivalent. Context matters.
very hard is not always demanding
very clean =/= sparkling
very old =/= ancient
very dark =/= bleak
"My car is very fast" -> "My car is breakneck"
"It's going to be very cold tomorrow" -> "It's going to be Siberian tomorrow"
"Those shoes are very expensive" -> "Those shoes are lavish"
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Big words better. How else will you immediately judge someone's intellect?
Accuracy and precision is vital in communication. I agree that the speaker does have a responsibility to know his audience and shouldn't use fancy words to project intellect, education, or status. However, if there is an opportunity to be more exact, one should take it without remorse.
Of course, this all falls completely apart with groups containing a significant number of members with as a second language, where plain speech is required.
For many of them, looking into multiple dictionaries it appears that they are synonymous of the word, rather than a stronger meaning.