hardly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
Weak:
- callously
- uncharitably
- ruthlessly
- insensately
- hard-heartedly
- toughly
- decidedly
- tyrannically
- unmercifully
- resolutely
- mercilessly
- savagely
- unfeelingly
- pitilessly
- assertively
- heartlessly
- firmly
- viciously
- determinedly
- grimly
- abusively
- aggressively
- inhumanly
- insensitively
- brutishly
- unsparingly
- obdurately
- inhumanely
- cold-bloodedly
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
brutally, harshly,severely, oppressively, hard, ill, sternly, stiffly,roughly, strongly
gently, kindly, softly,lightly, gently, kindly, mildly, softly, lightly, 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.
