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Barely

🔄 Synonyms of "Barely"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
justnoun	Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
scarcely	(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
hardly	(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
scantily	Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner.
scarcenoun	(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
scarcely	(degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
scarce	(archaic, literary) Scarcely, only just.
scantily	Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner.
hardly	(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
just	Only, simply, merely.
marginally	In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.
minimally	In a minimal way; to the least extent.
thinly	In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
solely	Alone; exclusively.
alone	By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
only	Without others or anything further; exclusively.
merely	(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
little	Not much.
simply	(focus) Merely; solely.
slightly	(degree) To a small extent or degree.
seldom	Infrequently, rarely.
poorly	In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
short	Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
away	From a place, hence.
rarely	Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.