A formal, emphatic adverb used to intensify adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. Stronger than とても and more common in written or polite speech.
See also: 非常
This problem is extremely difficult.
彼は非常に速く走る。
He runs very fast.
This problem is extremely important.
I am extremely grateful for his help.
It's extremely disappointing that we lost the match.
非常に is a common, neutral intensifier usable in everyday speech, while 甚だ is formal and mainly appears in written or elevated language.
非常に is a formal intensifier like ごく, but ごく tends to imply the utmost degree or an inherent extreme, while 非常に is more neutral about degree.
非常に is a formal, objective intensifier usable in almost any context, while 至って carries a subjective or slightly emphatic literary tone.
非常に is a more formal, neutral intensifier used in written or formal speech, while 大いに carries a livelier, more dynamic nuance often tied to actions or emotions.
非常に is a formal adverb overlapping with the “extremely” sense of 大層, but it lacks 大層's na-adjective meanings like “splendid” or “exaggerated.”
非常に is a general intensifier meaning 'very', while 多々 specifically stresses that something happens or exists many times.
非常に is a formal, written-register intensifier meaning 'extremely', whereas それは is used in spoken, reactive expressions.
非常に is a formal modern intensifier meaning 'extremely', serving the same intensifying role that いと played in classical Japanese.
非常に is a formal, neutral way to say 'extremely', whereas やけに is colloquial and implies the speaker finds the degree odd or excessive.
非常に is a formal, neutral intensifier used in writing and speech, whereas 酷く specifically implies something bad or severe.
非常に simply intensifies degree ('very/extremely') in a neutral way, whereas 実に carries a subjective sense of 'indeed, truly' affirming the speaker's impression.
非常に is a neutral, formal intensifier meaning 'extremely', while ごくごく carries a more colloquial, emphatic feel.
非常に is a formal, objective intensifier, whereas 余程 carries a subjective sense of exceeding expectations.
非常に is a formal, written-register intensifier meaning 'extremely', while 随分 is more conversational and often implies surprise.
非常に is a neutral intensifier meaning 'extremely' with no implication of surprise, whereas 驚くほど specifically conveys that the degree itself is astonishing.
非常に is a common formal intensifier used in speech and writing, while 痛く is rarer and has an old-fashioned, literary flavor.