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scarcely vs barely

barely vs scarcely

scarcely and barely both are adverbs.

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

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