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hardly
adverb as in scarcely; with difficulty
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
- 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
Example Sentences
An incoherent movie is hardly the vessel for that kind of lesson.
A comfortable win on Saturday and a 3-0 rout would be admirable but hardly heroic.
Internet scandals are hardly unique to China but they have become a much-needed outlet – for anger, questions or just disappointment - in a tightly-censored society.
On the last round, the chip was hardly visible.
His three under par on the front nine of the second day at the North was noteworthy, but hardly foretold a round that would go into lore.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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