Grade 4

barely

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(bare-ly) 2 syllables

Definition

adverb. by a small amount; hardly.

Example Sentence

The sailboat barely avoided capsizing.

More Example Sentences

He barely noticed the small change.

Synonyms

hardly; only just; scarcely

Antonyms

completely; fully; entirely

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Rhymes

  • airlie
  • barely
  • fairley
  • fairlie
  • fairly
  • rarely
  • squarely
  • wehrli
  • wehrly

  • unfairly