seldom

[sel-duhm] / ˈsɛl dəm /

ADVERB

infrequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a few times hardly occasionally rarely scarcely sometimes sporadically

WEAK

every now and then from time to time hardly ever in a few cases inhabitually irregularly little not often not very often on and off once in a blue moon once in a while scarcely ever semioccasionally uncommonly unoften unusually whimsically

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently regularly

WEAK

often usually

Example Sentences

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His events are small and seldom announced in advance.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Olivier Rioux, who is 7-foot-9 yet seldom played at Florida, has committed to UC Irvine, he announced on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson suggests a lot of these concerns are already baked into today’s market price, which is why it seldom pays to wait too long to get involved.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

There is a further step, seldom discussed but increasingly plausible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Amala said nothing for a while; she spoke so seldom that her voice always surprised Ugwu by how childishly high it was.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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