Synonyms (big, small, very, bad, good, nice)
| Big | Enormous*, massive, gigantic, huge |
| Small | Miniature*, microscopic, tiny |
| Very | Absolutely, entirely, thoroughly*, extremely |
| Bad | Horrible, horrify*, nasty, disgusting, terrible, unpleasant* |
| Good, Nice | Delightful, terrific, wonderful, fabulous, superb* |
* meaning of words:
enor•mous /
n
m
s; NAmE nrms/ adj. extremely large 
huge, immense: an enormous house / dog 
an enormous amount of time enormous interest The problems facing the President are enormous.
mini•ature /mnt
(r); NAmE also t
r/ adj., noun
" height="10"> adj. [only before noun] very small; much smaller than usual: miniature roses a rare breed of miniature horses It looks like a miniature version of James Bond’s car. Some parents dress their children like miniature adults." height="10"> noun
1 a very small detailed painting, often of a person
2 a very small copy or model of sth; a very small version of sth: brandy miniatures (= very small bottles) 
in miniature on a very small scale: a doll’s house with everything in miniature Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.
thor•ough•ly /
rli; NAmE 
r/ adv.
1 very much; completely: We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I’m thoroughly confused. a thoroughly professional performance I can thoroughly recommend it.
2 completely and with great attention to detail: Wash the fruit thoroughly before use. The work had not been done very thoroughly.
hor•rify /h
rfa; NAmE hr; h
r/ verb (hor•ri•fies, hor•ri•fy•ing, hor•ri•fied, hor•ri•fied) to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened appal: [vn] The whole country was horrified by the killings. [vn to inf] It horrified her to think that he had killed someone. [also vn that] 
hor•ri•fied adj.: He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived. She gazed at him in horrified disbelief.
un•pleas•ant /npleznt/ adj.
1 not pleasant or comfortable disagreeable: an unpleasant experience The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink.
2 ~ (to sb) not kind, friendly or polite: He was very unpleasant to me. She said some very unpleasant things about you. 
pleasant un•pleas•ant•ly adv.: The drink is very sweet, but not unpleasantly so. He laughed unpleasantly.
su•perb /supb; sju; NAmE suprb/ adj. excellent; of very good quality: a superb player The car’s in superb condition. His performance was absolutely superb. You look superb. 
note at excellent su•perb•ly adv.: a superbly illustrated book She plays superbly.
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