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hardly
Synonyms and Antonyms of hardly
- The new judge vowed to deal hardly with repeat offenders.
callously, cold-bloodedly, hard-heartedly, heartlessly, inhumanely, inhumanly, insensitively, mercilessly, obdurately, pitilessly, ruthlessly, tyrannically, uncharitably, unfeelingly, unmercifully, unsparingly
abusively, brutishly, savagely, viciously
aggressively, assertively, decidedly, determinedly, firmly, grimly, resolutely, strongly, toughly
- The news is hardly surprising.
by no means, nothing doing, on no account
- We were hardly able to make it back to camp before darkness set in.
by the skin of one's teeth
- His broker did not think that he would take his financial losses so hardly.
abjectly, cheerlessly, dejectedly, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, downheartedly, low-spiritedly
darkly, dismally, distressfully, distressingly, dourly, drearily, forlornly, gloomily, glumly, joylessly, mirthlessly, miserably, morosely, pessimistically, somberly, sullenly
acutely, harshly, keenly, piercingly, poignantly, severely, sharply
- The state championship was a hardly fought contest between two evenly matched teams.
actively, animatedly, briskly, busily, dynamically, energetically, feverishly, spiritedly, vehemently, vigorously, zealously
continuously, ploddingly, steadfastly, steadily, unrelentingly, unremittingly
ardently, attentively, conscientiously, earnestly, exhaustively, meticulously, painstakingly, seriously, thoroughly
indefatigably, tirelessly, unflaggingly, untiringly, wearilessly
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