Antonyms for rarely
ˈrɛər lirare·ly

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. rarelyadverb

   Antonyms:
   frequently, usually, often

   Synonyms:
   infrequently, barely, once in a while, hardly, scarcely, sporadically, seldom

2. rarelyadverb

   Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.

   Antonyms:
   frequently, usually, often

   Synonyms:
   barely, hardly, sporadically, once in a while, infrequently, scarcely, seldom

3. rarelyadverb

   Unusually well; excellently.

   Antonyms:
   usually, often, frequently

   Synonyms:
   sporadically, once in a while, hardly, barely, seldom, scarcely, infrequently

4. rarelyadverb

   To a rare degree; very.

   Synonyms:
   hardly, sporadically, barely, once in a while, seldom, infrequently, scarcely

   Antonyms:
   usually, often, frequently

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:3.0 / 4 votes

1. rarely, seldomadverb

   not often

   "we rarely met"

   Antonyms:
   oftentimes, frequently, ofttimes, oft, often

   Synonyms:
   seldom

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1. rarelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   infrequently, seldom

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sometimes

   Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

2. occasionally

   not often; seldom.

   i rarely gave in my homework.

   Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017  

How to use rarely in a sentence?

1. Paula Giddings:

   I am old enough to know that victory is often a thing deferred, and rarely at the summit of courage... What is at the summit of courage, I think, is freedom. The freedom that comes with the knowledge that no earthly think can break you.

2. Sandra Windham:

   Parents constantly text kids throughout the day and kids get very anxious if they are unable to answer them, the content of the texts is almost never school related, though. Even during our state testing, when strict rules go into place about phone usage, parents call the school and demand their kids get their phone back. And when I call parents to report bad behavior or grades due to phone use, the phone is rarely taken away as a consequence.

3. Nicole Bedera:

   We know that sexual violence is so rarely reported and we know that convictions are so incredibly rare even when it is reported, you're going to be missing a lot of really dangerous people through using criminal records and background checks as a proxy for safety. It can create this false sense of safety when it shouldn't be there.

4. Dr. Karl Menninger:

   Generous people are rarely mentally ill.

5. Jeremy Douglas:

   There has been a proliferation of casinos, something that is rarely talked about and deserves attention.

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