Frequently and Hardly ever

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Frequently adverb - Many times.

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Hardly ever is an antonym for frequently in often topic.

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Frequently is an antonym for hardly ever in topics: seldom, infrequently, not often.

He frequently belittles, controls and manipulates her well into the last book, and she hardly ever calls him up on it.

Source: Why Would Anyone Take Him Back?
Frequently used in Mountain Time, but most notable in one instance that took 12 episodes to reach its shaggy conclusion — notable because Mountain Time stories hardly ever last more than one episode.

Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Web Comics

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