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Synonyms of scarcely

5 similar words

Another word for scarcely is hardly. Other synonyms of scarcely are barely.

Synonyms and similar words for scarcely

adverbCertainly not, hardly at all.

  • scarce literaryScarcely, only just.

adverbHardly: only just; by a small margin.

Meaning of scarcely

  1. adverb Probably not.
  2. adverb Certainly not, hardly at all.
  3. adverb Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

Full definition of scarcely

scarcely in other languages

Questions about synonyms of scarcely

What is another word for scarcely?
Scarcely has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hardly and barely.
What does scarcely mean?
Scarcely means probably not.

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