hardly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
- heartlessly
- unmercifully
- toughly
- obdurately
- resolutely
- insensitively
- assertively
- insensately
- inhumanly
- ruthlessly
- abusively
- aggressively
- hard-heartedly
- callously
- savagely
- decidedly
- grimly
- mercilessly
- firmly
- brutishly
- uncharitably
- pitilessly
- cold-bloodedly
- inhumanely
- unfeelingly
- unsparingly
- viciously
- tyrannically
- determinedly
hardly Meaning
hardly (r)
only a very short time before
almost not
slowly and with difficulty
hardly (adv.)
In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
Unwillingly; grudgingly.
Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
Severely; harshly; roughly.
Confidently; hardily.
Certainly; surely; indeed.
hardly Sentence Examples
- I hardly recognized my childhood friend after so many years.
- The rain hardly dampened the spirits of the festival attendees.
- The accused hardly uttered a word during their trial.
- The weather was so cold that I hardly felt my fingers.
- Hardly anyone showed up to the meeting, to my disappointment.
- The patient hardly slept a wink the entire night.
- The traffic was so heavy that we hardly moved an inch.
- I hardly have any free time these days.
- The outcome of the election was hardly surprising.
- The flowers hardly bloomed at all this year.
FAQs About the word hardly
only a very short time before, almost not, slowly and with difficultyIn a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty., Unwillingly; grudgingly., Scarcely; barely
severely, hard, harshly, oppressively, brutally, sternly, ill, stiffly,roughly, strongly
softly, gently, leniently, softly,lightly, lightly, gently, mildly, leniently, mildly
I hardly recognized my childhood friend after so many years.
The rain hardly dampened the spirits of the festival attendees.
The accused hardly uttered a word during their trial.
The weather was so cold that I hardly felt my fingers.
