Scarcely
Scarcely adverb - By a very small margin.
Very seldom and scarcely are semantically related In some cases you can use "Very seldom" instead an adverb "Scarcely".
Very seldom
Scarcely and very seldom are semantically related in every once in a while topic. You can use "Scarcely" instead an adverb phrase "Very seldom".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncommonly and scarcely
- uncommonly and very seldom
- fluctuating and scarcely
- fluctuating and very seldom
- vacillating and scarcely
- vacillating and very seldom
- hardly and scarcely
- hardly and very seldom
- seldom and scarcely
- seldom and very seldom
- rarely and scarcely
- rarely and very seldom
- infrequently and scarcely
- infrequently and very seldom
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Very seldom and Scarcely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scarcely/very_seldom
Scarcely & Very seldom. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/scarcely/very_seldom>.
Very seldom or Scarcely. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/scarcely/very_seldom.
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