Hardly and With difficulty

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

Definitions of Hardly not found.

Hardly and with difficulty are semantically related. You can use "Hardly" instead an adverb phrase "With difficulty".
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With difficulty and Hardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/with_difficulty
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With difficulty or Hardly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/with_difficulty.
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