scarcely

1 by a very small margin <was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident> Synonyms barely, hardly, marginally, narrowly, just, slightlyRelated Words minimally, minutely, scantly; almost, approximately, closely, more or less, nearly, partly, plus or minus, roughly, somewhatNear Antonyms definitely, easily, plainly, positively, quite, unquestionably; abundantly, completely, copiously, fully, generously, greatlyAntonyms 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, hardlyRelated Words near, never, nothing, nowhere, nowiseNear 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, somewhatAntonyms absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely