Synonyms of scarcely

scarcely

adverb

ˈskers-lē 

1

as in barely

by a very small margin

was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barely
• slightly
• just
• narrowly
• hardly
• almost
• marginally
• somewhat
• nearly
• minimally
• minutely
• by the skin of one's teeth
• approximately
• closely
• partly
• roughly
• scantly
• more or less
• plus or minus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• substantially
• well
• significantly
• considerably
• quite
• easily
• vastly
• definitely
• plainly
• positively
• fully
• completely
• unquestionably
• greatly
• abundantly
• generously
• copiously

2

as in no

certainly not

I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• no
• never
• hardly
• none
• nothing
• ill
• by no means
• on no account
• nowhere
• nothing doing
• no way
• nowise
• noway
• near

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• certainly
• surely
• completely
• absolutely
• definitely
• most
• quite
• very
• positively
• exceeding
• highly
• extremely
• exceedingly
• greatly
• clearly
• terribly
• really
• enormously
• immensely
• plainly
• truly
• unquestionably
• mighty
• perfectly
• utterly
• rather
• somewhat
• awfully
• doubtless
• slightly
• mostly
• hugely
• assuredly
• awful
• mightily
• more or less
• unequivocally
• hands down

Examples of scarcely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the Democratic National Convention last month, climate change scarcely came up at all. —Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024

Polls of the 2024 presidential election in North Carolina could scarcely be any tighter. —Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024

The musician has scarcely performed live since leaving the band in March 2015, citing severe anxiety as the main blockade keeping him from touring. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024

The notes had scarcely stopped when a bull answered from dense pines far below. —Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024