Alone and Barely

Alone

Alone adverb - Without aid or support.

Barely and alone are semantically related in just topic. In some cases you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Alone".

Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

Alone and barely are semantically related in just topic. Sometimes you can use "Alone" instead an adverb "Barely".

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Both words in one sentence

  • Die For Our Ship / Pokémon The worst part is that there are barely any true canon pairings in the games, let alone ones involving the protagonists.
  • Literature / Inheritance Cycle aka: The Inheritance Cycle Instead, he does something so much more horrifying that she likely can barely think of food when it's over, yet alone eat any.
  • Well, in "Power to the Parrot", it does feature Aladdin and Jasmine, but they are Demoted to Extra and barely have any lines, let alone an impact on the plot, and become Plucky Comic Relief.
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