Hardly ever
So much and hardly ever are semantically related. In some cases you can use "So much" instead an adverb phrase "Hardly ever".
So much
Hardly ever and so much are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly ever" instead an adverb phrase "So much".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and hardly ever
- very and so much
- uncommonly and hardly ever
- uncommonly and so much
- extremely and hardly ever
- extremely and so much
- somewhat and hardly ever
- somewhat and so much
- rarely and hardly ever
- rarely and so much
- infrequently and hardly ever
- infrequently and so much
- extra and hardly ever
- extra and so much
Both terms in one sentence
- Crabbe and Goyle spend so much time serving as Malfoy's Dumb Muscle that Harry hardly ever hears them speak.
Source: Soft-Spoken Sadist -
He hardly ever gets any sleep, because people are making so much noise at night, and he has lived like that in years.
Source: Tragic Villain -
Fictitious smokers are hardly ever affected by so much as a smoker's cough, let alone shortness of breath, lung cancer, gum disease, or heart disease.
Source: Smoking Is Cool
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