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scarcely

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scarcely

1 by a very small margin

was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident

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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