Synonyms for hardly
ˈhɑrd lihard·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. hardlyadverb

   Barely, only just, almost not.

   Synonyms:
   scarcely

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hardly

   Synonyms:
   barely, just, scarcely, narrowly, merely

   Antonyms:
   fully, amply, easily, largely, abundantly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarceadverb

   only a very short time before

   "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

   Synonyms:
   just, barely, scarcely, merely, scantily, exactly, simply, but, precisely, scarce, only, just now

2. hardly, scarcelyadverb

   almost not

   "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

   Synonyms:
   scarce, scarcely, barely, just

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   scarcely, barely, but just, almost not

2. hardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   severely, rigorously, unkindly, cruelly, roughly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "hardly":

   barely, scarcely, almost, little, rarely, virtually, practically, nearly, not

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1. Clifford Stoll:

   Fifty years ago I knew the names of everyone who lived in my street. Now, in this age of information, I know the names of hardly anybody who lives in my street.

2. Ronald Firbank:

   The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

3. Tiziano Breda:

   What Nayib Bukele may not be considering is what these precedents imply in the medium/long term : more social turmoil, political instability, and international mistrust, if not isolation. Things El Salvador can hardly endure.

4. Johann von Goethe:

   Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age.

5. Jim Carter:

   Filming the film which we finished in November, that was just like going back to the TV series. We all knew each other. As soon as Lady Carnarvon put Lady Carnarvon costume on, Lady Carnarvon're back in character really, but it was a slightly thinner experience because I don't think for instance the kitchen staff met any of the upstairs staff, or hardly any of them because it was... quicker, it was 10 weeks instead of six months.