Showing results for scarcely any.

scarcely any

ADJECTIVE

few

Synonyms

STRONG

lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling

WEAK

exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon unfrequent widely spaced

Antonyms

STRONG

big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful

WEAK

many much

ADJECTIVE

several

Synonyms

WEAK

a few a lot any certain considerable definite different disparate distinct divers diverse handful hardly any indefinite individual infrequent manifold many not many numerous only a few particular personal plural proportionate quite a few rare respective scant scanty scarce separate single small number some sparse special specific sundry

Antonyms

WEAK

individual none one

ADVERB

slightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

kind of lightly marginally somewhat

WEAK

hardly hardly at all hardly noticeable imperceptibly inappreciably inconsiderably insignificantly more or less on a small scale pretty to some degree to some extent

Antonyms

WEAK

a lot considerably greatly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It would be just a few years before the Nazis rolled in and ensured there would be scarcely any more, which makes “Our Children” all the more remarkable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Klement is also encouraged by the modest rejuvenation of the IPO market in the U.K. after disastrous years in 2022, 2023 and 2024 with scarcely any issuance.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

These will now proliferate, at the command of private actors and with scarcely any overt governmental action.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

There were scarcely any women of colour in gymnastics in the 1980s when Ms Moore was a young gymnast.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

“Lord Fredrick pays scarcely any attention to her at all. Perhaps that is why she is so ill-tempered so much of the time.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

scarcely any

Example Sentences

Related Words