Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Sufficiently and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sufficiently" instead an adverb "Barely".
Sufficiently
Sufficiently adverb - In or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction.
Barely and sufficiently are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Sufficiently".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enough and barely
- enough and sufficiently
- somewhat and barely
- somewhat and sufficiently
- rather and barely
- rather and sufficiently
- fairly and barely
- fairly and sufficiently
- moderately and barely
- moderately and sufficiently
- wholly and barely
- wholly and sufficiently
- entirely and barely
- entirely and sufficiently
Both words in one sentence
-
Against an enemy that outmatch your level sufficiently, the general consensus is barely restrained panic.
Source: Oh Crap / Video Games - Vorlon ambassador Kosh, a Sufficiently Advanced Alien who barely attends diplomatic functions at all and when he does appear speaks entirely in Cryptic Conversation, Koans and Mathematician's Answer.
Source: Ass in Ambassador - Fish Out of Temporal Water: Steve,since he's spent the last ten years fighting for Sufficiently Advanced Aliens, and Sidra is a planet that's barely medieval.
Source: Webcomic / Wereworld
Cite this Source
Sufficiently and Barely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/sufficiently
Barely & Sufficiently. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/sufficiently>.
Sufficiently or Barely. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/sufficiently.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "barely" and "sufficiently" have occurred on timeline