There are scarcely any flowers in our garden.
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Scarcely
/ˈskɛəsli/
Synonyms for "scarcely" (105 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (32)
Adverb(1 words)
hardly everhere and thereimperfectlyin a measurein a wayin no wayin placesin some measurein spotsinappreciablyinconsequentiallyinfrequentlyinsignificantlyjust a bitkind oflightlylittlemeagerly
Adverb(1 words)
hardly ever
Noun(6 words)
least communal behaviorleast communal classroomleast conserved traditionleast distinctive exampleleast organism-levelleast patterned
Determiner(1 words)
least communal living
Related words (52)
merelyminimallyminutelynearlynegligiblynot at allnot hardlynot oftennot quitenowaynowiseon no accountonly justpiddlinglyprettyquiterarelyratherscantilyscarce
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scarcely everscrimpilyseldomskimpilyslightlysomewhatsort ofsparselysparsimspottilystingilytant soit peuto a degreeto some extenttriflinglyuncommonlyunder no circumstancesunfrequentlyunoftenveryvery seldomweakly
Noun(2 words)
minimally invasive surgerymost compiled
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Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.
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Scarcely had the rain stopped before a rainbow appeared.
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Scarcely an hour goes by that I don't I think of you with love.
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