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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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In the world of mystery, however, seldom are things as they appear.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ashes tours have seldom seen the best of Stokes.

From BBC

“Wicked: For Good” takes us to a magical place where we witness wonders seldom if ever encountered in reality: a talking lion, flying monkeys, a woman forgiving a friend who steals her fiancé.

From The Wall Street Journal

The consumer story in China is seldom exciting—but increasingly nuanced.

From Barron's

The consumer story in China is seldom exciting—but increasingly nuanced.

From Barron's

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