hardly enough

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 any 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

Example Sentences

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So doing would impede the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has long directed Iran’s nuclear program, but that is hardly enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The group recently won a $250,000 grant from the Elevate Prize Foundation, but it was hardly enough to cover the shortfalls.

From Slate • May 20, 2025

Despite the recent greening, only 0.12% of Antarctica is actually covered in vegetation, hardly enough to sustain lush forest ecosystems.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

More workers are returning to the office, but hardly enough to reclaim the scale enjoyed before COVID.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

My only consolation is the knowledge that I then led a life where I’d hardly enough time even to think.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

hardly enough

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