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scarcely

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scarcely

1 by a very small margin
  • He could scarcely contain his joy.
Synonyms of scarcely

barely, hardly, just, marginally, narrowly, slightly
Words Related to scarcely

minimally, minutely, scantly

almost, approximately, closely, more or less, nearly, partly, plus or minus, roughly, somewhat
Phrases Synonymous with scarcely

by the skin of one's teeth
Near Antonyms of scarcely

definitely, easily, plainly, positively, quite, unquestionably

abundantly, completely, copiously, fully, generously, greatly
Antonyms of scarcely

considerably, significantly, substantially, vastly, well
2 certainly not
  • I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic."
Synonyms of scarcely

hardly, ill, no, none, noway (usually no way)
Words Related to scarcely

near, never, nothing, nowhere, nowise
Phrases Synonymous with scarcely

by no means, nothing doing, on no account
Near Antonyms of scarcely

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, somewhat
Antonyms of scarcely

absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely

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