hardly
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hardly
Synonyms
brutally, hard, harshly, ill, oppressively, roughly, severely, sternly, stiffly
Antonyms
clemently, gently, leniently, lightly, mildly, softly
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The chaos at the heart of government hardly bodes well for the exit negotiations with the EU, which turned to detailed matters this week and need to conclude in autumn 2018. — The Economist, "Britain faces up to Brexit," 22 July 2017 Though only three games out of the second wild-card entry into the postseason, the Rangers are hardly trending the right way. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Beltre to GM Daniels: Rangers are buyers, not sellers," 19 July 2017 Bruschetta toppings are updated on a blackboard, and really, who’s going to argue that a chili crab cake hardly belongs on a Cal-Med menu? — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017 With the series officially reaching its denouement, a spike in viewers would hardly come as a surprise. — Laura Bradley, HWD, "Your Jokes About Ed Sheeran Only Make Game of Thrones Stronger," 17 July 2017 But his music hardly comes from a superficial place. — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, "The guy who scored everything from 'The Lion King' to 'The Dark Knight' is headlining the Wells Fargo Center," 17 July 2017 These are the people who, last year, lost, on average, 19 pounds, who are now only eating two or less protein-poor meals a day, who have hardly any access to medicine, whose newborns are dying. — Andrés Miguel Rondón, The Atlantic, "The Long, Slow Death of Chavismo," 29 June 2017 Of course, those are hardly the only prime viewing spots. — Rob Manker, Naperville Sun, "Manker: Naperville's ever-changing tree line poses fireworks viewing challenge," 27 June 2017 But, as Oliver noted, Trump is hardly alone in buying into these baseless theories. — Meredith Blake, chicagotribune.com, "John Oliver takes a shot at the anti-vaccine movement and the 'opportunistic quacks' behind it," 26 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hardly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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