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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The Vikings’ strategy was hardly an original one.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former ICE official, who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation, said that in prior years the U.S. attorney’s office “didn’t prosecute hardly anybody” for assault — unless the interaction turned violent.

From Los Angeles Times

There is no doubt the quality is there with Isak, so it was hardly a surprise to see him put away such a clever strike like that.

From BBC

But that hardly means a drop in ability for the state championship.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even now,” he wrote from Manhattan, “I can hardly bring myself to cross the bridge.”

From The Wall Street Journal

hardly

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