Synonyms for seldom
ˈsɛl dəmsel·dom

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1. seldomadverb

   Synonyms:
   hardly, barely, rarely, scarcely, infrequently

   Antonyms:
   frequently, often

2. seldomadverb

   infrequently, rarely.

   A suppressed and seldom anger. Jeremy Taylor.

   Synonyms:
   scarcely, rarely, barely, hardly, infrequently

   Antonyms:
   frequently, often

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. seldom

   Synonyms:
   rarely, infrequently, occasionally, inconstantly, hardly ever

   Antonyms:
   commonly, frequently, uniformly, systematically, habitually, regularly, often, invariably

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1. rarely, seldomadverb

   not often

   "we rarely met"

   Synonyms:
   rarely

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1. not often

   rarely

   he can seldom see through his bars of rage

   Submitted by anonymous on July 5, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. seldomadjective

   Synonyms:
   barely, not often, not frequently

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1. seldomadverb

   Synonyms:
   infrequently, rarely

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1. List of paraphrases for "seldom":

   rarely, infrequently, rare

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1. Dorothy Parker:

   Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses.

2. Washington Irving:

   The great British Library --an immense collection of volumes of all ages and languages, many of which are now forgotten, and most of which are seldom read: one of these sequestered pools of obsolete literature to which modern authors repair, and draw buckets full of classic lore, or pure English, undefiled wherewith to swell their own scanty rills of thought.

3. Joseph Addison:

   A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.

4. Johnson:

   Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

5. Charles Caleb Colton:

   True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.