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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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Clive Hambler, a lecturer in biological and human sciences at the University of Oxford, told PA there were "hardly any consequences from spider bites in Britain" 50 years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"Of course, in reality there is hardly any loading happening at the moment," he noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

There were hardly any breakthroughs Monday that suggested an end to the Strait of Hormuz crisis was imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

More importantly, there’s hardly any evidence AI is costing lots of jobs or raising unemployment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

The pups aren’t going to get into trouble at the stream—there’s hardly any water in it; there hasn’t been rain for suns.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

hardly any

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