Definitions

hardly

[hahrd-lee] / ˈhɑrd li /

ADVERB

scarcely; with difficulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

Example Sentences

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Hardly any other investment newsletters have publishing tenures that long.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Hardly anyone has the temerity to stand up to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Hardly any of these women would return with much useful experience or much money—and certainly not a glittering crown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Hardly anyone knew what a trash panda was, either, and the Trash Pandas are one of the hottest brands in the minors.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

“I hear folks call you Shay sometimes. That’s like me. Hardly nobody calls me Tyler. I go by Ty.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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