Hardly
Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Occasionally and hardly are semantically related in infrequently topic. In some cases you can use "Occasionally" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
Occasionally
Occasionally adverb - On some occasions.
Hardly and occasionally are semantically related in infrequently topic. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Occasionally", if it concerns topics such as every now and then.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncommonly and hardly
- uncommonly and occasionally
- little and hardly
- little and occasionally
- seldom and hardly
- seldom and occasionally
- rarely and hardly
- rarely and occasionally
- infrequently and hardly
- infrequently and occasionally
- irregularly and hardly
- irregularly and occasionally
- not often and hardly
- not often and occasionally
Both words in one sentence
- Most animals with "crabeater" in their name only consume crabs occasionally or hardly at all.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life - He is superior to Matt in everything but screen time and occasionally sanity, but hardly helps his dead brother.
Source: Web Comic / White Dark Life -
And when he (occasionally) gets angry and leaves she ends up hardly able to leave her bed.
Cite this Source
Occasionally and Hardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/occasionally
Hardly & Occasionally. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/occasionally>.
Occasionally or Hardly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/occasionally.
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