Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Not sufficiently and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not sufficiently" instead an adverb "Barely".
Not sufficiently
Barely and not sufficiently are semantically related. You can use "Barely" instead an adverb phrase "Not sufficiently".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- somewhat and barely
- somewhat and not sufficiently
- little and barely
- little and not sufficiently
- hardly and barely
- hardly and not sufficiently
- seldom and barely
- seldom and not sufficiently
- rarely and barely
- rarely and not sufficiently
- infrequently and barely
- infrequently and not sufficiently
- not much and barely
- not much and not sufficiently
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Not sufficiently and Barely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/not_sufficiently
Barely & Not sufficiently. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/not_sufficiently>.
Not sufficiently or Barely. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barely/not_sufficiently.
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