7 entries under barely topic. ×

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hardly(adjective, adverb, near, scarce, smallness)
18
just(adverb, near, scarce, now, hardly)
14
scantily(adjective, adverb, poorly, hardly)
9
only just(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, just)
8
almost(adverb, just, scarce, smallness, now)
7
nearly(adverb, just, scarce, smallness, now)
3
scantly(adverb, poorly, simply)
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APASmart Define. (2015). scarcely thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/scarcely/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "scarcely thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/scarcely/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, scarcely thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/scarcely/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "scarcely thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/scarcely/thesaurus/synonyms>