Barely and Rarely

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Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Rarely and barely are semantically related in frequency topic. In some cases you can use "Rarely" instead an adverb "Barely", when it comes to topics like hardly.
Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Rarely

Rarely adverb - Not often.
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Barely and rarely are semantically related in hardly topic. You can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Rarely", if it concerns topics such as not often.
Nearby Words: rare, rarity, rareness

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  • Western Animation / The Flintstones Weirdness Censor: The human characters rarely acknowledge that the animal appliances talk, though this may simply be that they're so used to it that they barely notice.
    Source: Western Animation / The Flintstones
  • Since Howard was barely a footnote to the greater public (and composers rarely ever get hits) and Lawrence isn't a singer, it's doubtful either of them will return to the charts.
    Source: One Hit Wonder / Pop
  • Literature / Horatio Hornblower Tea was also more expensive than coffee, and Hornblower—who is always having to pawn things to complete his ship and rarely gets prizes—can barely afford jam most of the time.
    Source: Literature / Horatio Hornblower
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