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Definition of SCARCELY

1

by a very small margin <was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident>

Synonyms barely, hardly, marginally, narrowly, scarcely, slightly

Related Words minimally, minutely, scantly; almost, approximately, closely, more or less, nearly, partly, plus or minus, roughly, somewhat

Near Antonyms definitely, easily, plainly, positively, quite, unquestionably; abundantly, completely, copiously, fully, generously, greatly

Antonyms considerably, significantly, substantially, vastly, well

2

certainly not <I scarcely think that one person being sick is an “epidemic”>

Synonyms ill, no, none, no way, scarcely

Related Words near, never, nothing, nowhere, nowise

Near Antonyms awful, awfully, enormously, exceedingly (also exceeding), extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immensely, mightily, mighty, most, quite, terribly, very; assuredly, clearly, hands down, perfectly, plainly, really, truly, unequivocally, unquestionably, utterly; doubtless, more or less, mostly, rather, slightly, somewhat

Antonyms absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely