Antonyms 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

   Antonyms:
   fully, amply, easily, largely, abundantly

   Synonyms:
   barely, just, scarcely, narrowly, merely

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

How to use hardly in a sentence?

1. Anthony Brandt:

   The most powerful ties are the ones to the people who gave us birth ... it hardly seems to matter how many years have passed, how many betrayals there may have been, how much misery in the family We remain connected, even against our wills.

2. Gayvielle Goff:

   Texas Children hardly even catch a cold, some people may find that hard to believe. But my babies really don't get sick.

3. Dan Kelly:

   One case reminds me of Pauline but we were unable to find a laboratory willing to test the patient before the patient died, in West Africa it (relapsing Ebola) is mostly undiagnosed, hardly treated and people are certainly dying of it.

4. Peter Altmaier:

   We know there are hardly any larger companies in Europe that do not also trade with the United States. The pressure on European companies from the U.S. is quite large, we are in the situation that we're in.

5. Jonathan Mitchell:

   It's [Autism has] prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done.

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