Synonyms for rarely
ˈrɛər lirare·ly

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1. rarelyadverb

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

   Antonyms:
   frequently, usually, often

2. rarelyadverb

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

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

   Antonyms:
   frequently, usually, often

3. rarelyadverb

   Unusually well; excellently.

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

   Antonyms:
   usually, often, frequently

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 synonym:3.0 / 4 votes

1. rarely, seldomadverb

   not often

   "we rarely met"

   Synonyms:
   seldom

   Antonyms:
   oftentimes, frequently, ofttimes, oft, often

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1. rarelyadverb

   Synonyms:
   infrequently, seldom

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1. List of paraphrases for "rarely":

   seldom, infrequently, rare, sparsely, hardly, scarcely, often

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How to use rarely in a sentence?

1. Olivier Oullier:

   The moment people started using bad technology, we saw a doubling of their levels of stress, i was a bit surprised by that, because you rarely see those levels going so high.Tech stress had a lasting effect, Olivier Oullier added.

2. Natalie Muth:

   At the same time, pediatricians are diagnosing type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and high cholesterol in our young patients. These are health problems that we rarely saw in children in the past. These are health problems associated with high sugar intake.

3. RJ Intindola:

   Small minded people rarely have any ideas, just a litany of complaints.

4. President Trump:

   Vote for Congressman Devin Nunes, a true American Patriot the likes of which we rarely see in our modern day world, he truly loves our country and deserves everyone’s support.

5. Olivia Nuzzi:

   Rarely does a man wear a suit to a diner in the middle of a workday without politics on his mind.