24
seldom(adverb, usual, hardly, simply, somewhat)
16
infrequently(adverb, usual, hardly, simply, somewhat)
14
hardly(adverb, simply, barely, scarcely, seldom)
11
little(adverb, usual, much, barely, infrequently)
8
scarcely(adverb, infrequency)
8
unusually(adverb, very, severely, really, extremely)
8
uncommonly(adverb, very, severely, really, quite)
6
hardly ever(expression, idiom, adverb, hardly, unusually)
6
not often(expression, idiom, adverb, simply, somewhat)
6
sporadically(adverb, usual, infrequently)
5
sparsely(adverb, infrequently)
5
occasionally(adverb, usual, infrequently)
4
exceptionally(adverb, very, severely, really, quite)
4
extremely(adverb, absolutely, very, severely, really)
4
in some cases
4
oddly(adverb, infrequently)
4
remarkably(adverb, absolutely, very, really, extremely)
4
scarcely ever(expression, idiom, adverb, hardly, unusually)
4
so much(expression, terrifically, extraordinarily, infrequently, uncommonly)
3
extra(adverb, very, really, extremely, hardly)
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