hardly any

ADJECTIVE

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual faint gentle mild moderate slight soft sparse thin tiny weak

STRONG

minor minuscule minute restricted scanty shoestring trifling wee

WEAK

digestible fractional fragmentary frivolous frugal hardly enough inadequate inconsequential inconsiderable indistinct insignificant insufficient modest not many not much not rich puny superficial trivial unimportant unsubstantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big concentrated great heavy large

STRONG

huge

ADJECTIVE

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insufficient limited meager scant slight

STRONG

Lilliputian bantam brief diminutive dinky infant infinitesimal junior light mini miniature minute peanut petite short snub toy wee young

WEAK

babyish cramped elfin embryonic fleeting hasty immature imperceptible inappreciable inconsiderable microscopic not big not large short-lived shrimpy shriveled skimpy sparse stubby stunted teeny tiny truncated undersized undeveloped wizened

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate big fat large sufficient

STRONG

giant huge lengthy long older substantial tall

WEAK

enormous great immense important magnanimous magnificent massive open open-minded

ADJECTIVE

several

Synonyms

WEAK

a few a lot any certain considerable definite different disparate distinct divers diverse handful indefinite individual infrequent manifold many not many numerous only a few particular personal plural proportionate quite a few rare respective scant scanty scarce scarcely any separate single small number some sparse special specific sundry

Antonyms

WEAK

individual none one

ADJECTIVE

smallish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped diminutive undersized

WEAK

Lilliputian babyish bantam brief dinky elfin embryonic fleeting hasty immature imperceptible inappreciable inconsiderable infant infinitesimal insufficient junior light limited meager microscopic mini miniature minute not big not large peanut petite scant short short-lived shrimpy shriveled skimpy slight small snub sparse stubby stunted teeny tiny toy truncated undeveloped wee wizened young

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big huge large

Example Sentences

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What if we are as bad as the Euros when we were probably the worst team there hardly any shots on target?

From BBC • May 28, 2026

There was this huge wave of artists out of Europe that were really cool, that got hardly any attention here at all.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

On Tuesday, hardly any rate hikes were expected, Bloomberg’s data showed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

But the group Environmental Action Germany voiced criticism, especially of subsidies for plug-in hybrids, which it said "offer hardly any climate benefits" over combustion engine cars.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

I curl up closer to the wall, but there’s hardly any need.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

hardly any

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