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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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 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 haven’t been reading hardly any fiction for a while, but I just started reading Scott Galloway’s book, “Notes on Being a Man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

There was hardly any need to haul anything away.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith