Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | just |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | only now |
| Synonyms: | a moment ago, almost, approximately, at this moment, barely, by very little, hardly, just a while ago, just now, lately, nearly, now, presently, recently, right now, scarce, scarcely |
| 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: | narrowly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | just, closely |
| Synonyms: | almost, barely, by a hair, by a whisker, by narrow margin, carefully, close, nearly, only just, painstakingly, scarcely, scrutinizingly |
| Antonyms: | carelessly, imprecisely |
| 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: | imperceptibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | slowly |
| Synonyms: | gradually, hardly, just barely, scarcely |
| Main Entry: | infrequently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | seldom |
| Synonyms: | hardly ever, intermittently, not regularly, now and then, occasionally, rarely, scarcely, sparingly, sporadically, uncommonly, unusually |
| Main Entry: | off-and-on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | every once in a while |
| Synonyms: | alternately, at irregular intervals, fluctuating, hardly, infrequently, intermittent, irregularly, not often, off and on, on and off, scarcely, sometimes, sporadically, vacillating, variable, very seldom, when the mood strikes |
| Main Entry: | sporadically |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently |
| Synonyms: | hardly, hardly ever, intermittently, little, not regularly, now and then, occasionally, once in a blue moon, rarely, scarcely, seldom, sparingly, uncommonly, unusually |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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