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hardly vs barely

barely vs hardly

hardly and barely both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hardly No No No Yes
barely No No No Yes
As adverbs, hardly and barely are synonyms defined as:
  • hardly and barely: only a very short time before
Other synonyms of hardly include just, scarce, scarcely.
As adverbs, hardly and barely are synonyms defined as:
  • hardly and barely: almost not
Other synonyms of hardly include scarce, scarcely.
hardly (adverb) barely (adverb)
only a very short time before only a very short time before
slowly and with difficulty almost not
almost not by a little
Difference between hardly and barely

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