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. Koji Nagai:

   At the moment we're hardly making any money (overseas), securitized products make money in good times, but in bad times cause huge losses.

2. Albert Einstein:

   The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life.

3. Johann von Goethe:

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

4. Syed Shafeeq Rahman:

   He hardly had any friends, he would come with his little son at night to pray and after he would leave.

5. Niccolo Machiavelli:

   Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.