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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, 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
- I would hardly think someone with her attitude could make a good manager
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, 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
- 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, unabatedly, unrelentingly, unremittingly
ardently, attentively, conscientiously, earnestly, exhaustively, meticulously, painstakingly, seriously, thoroughly
indefatigably, tirelessly, unflaggingly, untiringly, wearilessly
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