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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not often; exceptionally |
| Synonyms: | almost never, barely, extra, extraordinarily, extremely, finely, hardly, hardly ever, infrequently, little, notably, now and then, on rare occasions, once in a while, once in blue moon, remarkably, scarcely ever, seldom, singularly, uncommon, uncommonly, unfrequently, unoften, unusually |
| Antonyms: | frequently, regularly |
| Main Entry: | extremely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | greatly, intensely |
| Synonyms: | acutely, almighty, awfully, drastically, exceedingly, exceptionally, excessively, exorbitantly, extraordinarily, highly, hugely, immensely, immoderately, inordinately, intensely, markedly, mortally, notably, over, overly, overmuch, parlous, plenty, powerful, prohibitively, quite, radically, rarely, remarkably, severely, strikingly, surpassingly, terribly, terrifically, to nth degree, too, too much*, totally, ultra*, uncommonly, unduly, unusually, utterly, very*, violently, vitally |
| Antonyms: | mildly, moderately |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | scarcely; with difficulty |
| Synonyms: | almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, 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, practically, pretty near, rarely, scantly, seldom, simply, slightly, somewhat, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble |
| Antonyms: | very |
| Main Entry: | little |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently, not much |
| Synonyms: | a little, barely, hardly, hardly ever, not many, not often, not quite, only just, rarely, scarcely, seldom, somewhat |
| Antonyms: | frequently, more, much |
| Main Entry: | once in a while |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | occasionally |
| Synonyms: | at intervals, at times, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, hardly, infrequently, irregularly, now and again, on occasion, once in a blue moon, periodically, rarely, seldom, sometimes, sporadically |
| Main Entry: | scarcely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | barely |
| Synonyms: | hardly, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, just barely, only just, rarely, scantily, seldom, slightly |
| Antonyms: | adequately, commonly, sufficiently |
| Main Entry: | seldom |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently |
| Synonyms: | a few times, every now and then, from time to time, hardly, hardly ever, in a few cases, inhabitually, irregularly, little, not often, not very often, occasionally, on and off, once in a blue moon, once in a while, rarely, scarcely, scarcely ever, semioccasionally, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, unoften, unusually, whimsically |
| Antonyms: | frequently, often, usually |
| Main Entry: | uncommonly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently |
| Synonyms: | exceptionally, extra, extremely, hardly ever, in few instances, irregularly, not often, now and then, occasionally, oddly, on occasion, particularly, peculiarly, rarely, remarkably, scarcely ever, seldom, sporadically, strangely, unusually, very |
| Antonyms: | commonly, frequently |
| Main Entry: | unusually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | extremely |
| Synonyms: | almighty, awful*, awfully, curiously, especially, extra, extraordinarily, mighty, oddly, peculiarly, plenty, powerful, rarely, real, really, remarkably, right, so, so much, strangely, surprisingly, terribly, terrifically, too much, uncommon, uncommonly, very |
| Antonyms: | normally, usually |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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