Thesaurus
hardly
Synonyms and Antonyms of hardly
1
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
callously, cold-bloodedly, hard-heartedly, heartlessly, inhumanely, inhumanly, insensately, insensitively, mercilessly, obdurately, pitilessly, ruthlessly, tyrannically, uncharitably, unfeelingly, unmercifully, unsparingly
abusively, brutishly, savagely, viciously
aggressively, assertively, decidedly, determinedly, firmly, grimly, gruffly, resolutely, strongly, toughly
2
certainly not
by no means, nothing doing, on no account
3
by a very small margin
by the skin of one's teeth
4
with feelings of bitterness or grief
abjectly, cheerlessly, crestfallenly, dejectedly, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, downheartedly, low-spiritedly
blackly, darkly, dismally, distressfully, distressingly, dourly, drearily, forlornly, gloomily, glumly, joylessly, mirthlessly, miserably, morosely, pessimistically, somberly, sullenly
acutely, harshly, keenly, piercingly, poignantly, severely, sharply
5
with great effort or determination
actively, animatedly, briskly, busily, dynamically, energetically, feverishly, spiritedly, vehemently, vigorously, zealously
continuously, ploddingly, steadfastly, steadily, unabatedly, unrelentingly, unremittingly
ardently, attentively, conscientiously, earnestly, exhaustively, meticulously, painstakingly, seriously, thoroughly
indefatigably, tirelessly, unflaggingly, untiringly, wearilessly
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