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way

way

6.5
To a very large degree
  • adverb
  • /weɪ/
  • Informal
translation icon : mucho
  • And your drinking has been way worse than normal.
  • way too
  • way more
  • way up

But the Patreon class goes way, well beyond that.

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Examples

  • And that is, there is just way too much testing.

  • It's just way out of hand.

  • That leads me to believe that way more of us have it already.

  • I mean, that sounds like way easier and also fun.

  • And this case is obviously way beyond her.

  • We're operating way beyond capacity.

  • But if you really want to make a change, it's got to be way more personal than that.

    Academic text (2006)
  • "In the last seven or eight years, our production has gone way up," he notes.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In fact, we will fail way more than we will succeed.

  • This project is taking way longer than I thought it would.

Synonyms

so
vsway
1.0

To a very large degree

is even more informal and intensifies feeling further
a lot
vsway
1.0

To a very great degree

is informal and used to show strong emphasis in casual speech
extremely
vsway
1.0

To a very great degree

is more colloquial and used for strong casual emphasis
highly
vsway
922 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is more informal and used for casual, strong emphasis
greatly
vsway
350 1.0

By a very large amount

is informal and used more for emphatic everyday speech
considerably
vsway
144 3.4

By a large amount

is less measured and more casual and emphatic
tremendously
vsway
129 3.1

To a very large degree

is more colloquial and used for casual strong emphasis
enormously
vsway
128 3.5

To a very large degree

is more informal and signals stronger casual emphasis
vastly
vsway
103 3.0

By a very large amount

is more informal and used for emphatic everyday speech
hugely
vsway
84 2.1

To a very great degree

is more colloquial and used for quick casual emphasis
a good deal
vsway
81 2.4

To a great degree

is more informal and fits casual emphasis better
immensely
vsway
70 3.5

To a very large degree

is more informal and conveys stronger casual emphasis
massively
vsway
47 3.4

To a great degree

is more informal and focuses on strong personal emphasis
supremely
vsway
26 4.5

To a very high degree

is informal and expresses strong emphasis but not ultimate degree
11 3.5

To a large degree

is more informal and used for strong casual emphasis
majorly
vsway
  • Informal
6 7.4

To a very large degree

is similar but feels more slangy and emphatic in casual speech

Antonyms

885 1.0

A little, not very much

35 4.1

By a small amount

Idioms

1.8

Completely from the start to the finish

663 1.0

Something or someone that is going to a place and will arrive soon

634 3.2

To some extent from a certain point of view

519 2.4

Something that stops progress or blocks movement

by the way
  • Informal
448 1.5

To introduce a new topic that is not directly related

356 2.6

Moved aside so it does not block people

255 3.6

To make a big difference

134 3.7

Finished so it no longer blocks progress

In the opposite order, direction, or situation

To help a lot or make something much better

the hard way
  • Informal
76 5.4

To learn something through mistakes and problems instead of taking an easier path

72 2.9

To reach a place or result through something else

47 4.8

A natural skill for dealing with people or animals

out of the way
  • Offensive
38 8.2

Killed to stop someone who is a threat or obstacle

38 3.5

To a great degree and in an impressive way

A single choice to escape a place or situation

23 8.2

To have sex with someone

way back when
  • Informal
22 7.3

A long time ago

22 6.0

Find out by going through a difficult or painful experience instead of being warned

Keeping someone from doing something by blocking them or causing problems

17 6.0

Very sick or having serious money problems

16 4.2

Allow someone to do or choose what they want

every which way
  • Informal
12 4.9

In many different directions in a messy, random way

In a place far from towns and not often visited

How people usually behave and how things usually happen

6 3.0

Already started and continuing now

from way back
  • Informal
5 7.7

Since a long time ago

3 8.0

Decide you can do something after problems are solved

To keep doing something happily without worrying about problems

Unusual in a way that does not follow normal rules

To stop being used and disappear completely

2 8.4

A woman who is pregnant

1 3.0

By a much larger amount than others

To get a high job or power by being dishonest

People stop using something because new things replace it

To work well with children so they feel comfortable

1 9.2

The death that comes to everyone

To reach the top by fighting and pushing through many problems

To be very bad at even simple tasks

To stop living as a natural part of life

Shows deep, real feeling and care when speaking or acting

To make a lot of money while pretending to complain

Making a lot of money while pretending to be unhappy

9.5

To try every possible way to do something

In a general way without details

With many careful details and clear planning

7.4

Helps in a small, quiet, personal way

8.6

To act toward a woman without respect

A choice that causes failure or big trouble

Create chances to move forward in your career

To wait and see how a situation turns out before deciding

To find out what most people think before you act

Compounds

2.0

An exit like a door that you use to leave a place

193 2.4

The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group

111 2.7

Allowing travel in only one direction

52 3.7

A group of stars that contains our solar system and looks like a band of light in the night sky

31 3.2

Allowing movement and communication in both directions between two sides

A ticket that lets you travel to a place but not back

Skill at speaking or writing in a pleasant, convincing way

10 3.9

A rule that lets one vehicle go before others at a crossing

Far from towns and not easy to reach

Already finished and no longer needing attention

A method for reaching or talking to someone

way-out
  • Archaic
8 8.1

Very unusual and far from normal in ideas or style

A street where cars can travel in only one direction

merry way
  • Informal
5 4.6

To go on happily after leaving someone or somewhere

A road where cars can travel in both directions

4 3.9

A small stop on a route where people pause before continuing

right of way
  • Formal
4 4.9

Permission to pass through someone else's land

one-way street
  • Informal
3 5.4

A situation where only one person gives and the other only takes

A part of Broadway in New York City with bright lights and many theaters

A large group of stars that contains the solar system and looks like a faint milky band in the sky

A longer route that goes around a blocked road to reach a place

Not usual and often interesting or surprising

A phone feature that lets three people talk together at the same time

apex of the sun's way
  • Specialized
9.9

Point in the sky showing the direction the Sun and solar system move among the stars

9.9

A way of acting that flatters a person, often a boss, to get favour

An old Roman road from Rome to Brindisi built in 312 BC

An ancient Roman road north from Rome used by soldiers and traders

A cheerful relaxed way of speaking that shows no worry

nancy way
  • Slur
9.9

A way of behaving that shows you are very gentle and easily upset, often used to insult men

neato way
  • Slang
9.9

A clever, simple trick for doing something more easily

rummy way
  • Archaic
9.9

A strange way of behaving that other people find odd

one-way light time
  • Specialized
9.6

The time a light signal takes to travel in one direction from Earth to a planet like Mars

Rude and likely to offend people

three-way switch
  • Specialized
5.5

A device that lets you turn a light on or off from two different places

toadeater way
  • Offensive
9.9

Acting in a flattering way to gain favor from someone in power

How Much

quite
1.0
extremely
1.0
way
  • Informal
6.5
really
1.0
fairly
895 1.0
somewhat
816 2.0
a little
1.0

Surface Forms

way positive

Etymology

Way as an informal adverb meaning 'very much' grew from the idea of distance, as in 'a long way'. A helpful way to remember is to think 'way better' like 'much better', coming from 'by a long way'.