Synonyms for hardly
ˈhɑrd lihard·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. hardlyadverb

   Barely, only just, almost not.

   Synonyms:
   scarcely

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hardly

   Synonyms:
   barely, just, scarcely, narrowly, merely

   Antonyms:
   fully, amply, easily, largely, abundantly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarceadverb

   only a very short time before

   "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

   Synonyms:
   just, barely, scarcely, merely, scantily, exactly, simply, but, precisely, scarce, only, just now

2. hardly, scarcelyadverb

   almost not

   "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

   Synonyms:
   scarce, scarcely, barely, just

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   scarcely, barely, but just, almost not

2. hardlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   severely, rigorously, unkindly, cruelly, roughly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "hardly":

   barely, scarcely, almost, little, rarely, virtually, practically, nearly, not

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1. H. G. Wells:

   'We were making the future,' he said, and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making. And here it is'.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.

3. Iris Ploeger:

   There is hardly any other economy which has benefited as much from globalisation in recent years as Germany.

4. Brock Silvers:

   Alibaba hardly lacks access to capital, but the Hong Kong listing isn't being driven by normal business strategy. Alibaba is being a good corporate citizen — and a shrewd operator — in following Beijing's dictates.

5. Anthony Rinna:

   This incident could be irritating for Russia, yet will hardly be a major setback for a relationship already under immense strain due to various issues such as sanctions.