Hardly
Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
With difficulty and hardly are semantically related. in barely topic. In some cases you can use "With difficulty" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
With difficulty
Hardly and with difficulty are semantically related. You can use "Hardly" instead an adverb phrase "With difficulty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- just and hardly
- just and with difficulty
- hard and hardly
- hard and with difficulty
- ill and hardly
- ill and with difficulty
- barely and hardly
- barely and with difficulty
- infrequently and hardly
- infrequently and with difficulty
- scarcely and hardly
- scarcely and with difficulty
- harshly and hardly
- harshly and with difficulty
Cite this Source
With difficulty and Hardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/with_difficulty
Hardly & With difficulty. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/with_difficulty>.
With difficulty or Hardly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/with_difficulty.
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