Barely and Desperately

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Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Desperately is an antonym for barely.
Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Desperately

Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Barely is an antonym for desperately.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
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  • Manga / Detective Conan Seeing someone who has always been there for you need help desperately, but you can barely do anything for them... ack.
    Source: Manga / Detective Conan
  • Arranged Marriage She's barely twelve at the time, but her father needs the marriage and the alliance desperately.
    Source: Arranged Marriage
  • He desperately tries to crawl to it in time to throw it away or stop it, but he's barely touching it when it goes off.
    Source: Self-Destructive Charge
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