only just

ADJECTIVE

barely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost hardly scarcely

STRONG

just scantily

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

ADVERB

little

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little barely hardly rarely seldom

WEAK

hardly ever not many not often not quite scarcely somewhat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

more much

ADVERB

narrowly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely carefully

WEAK

almost by a hair by a whisker by narrow margin close nearly painstakingly scarcely scrutinizingly

Antonyms

WEAK

carelessly imprecisely

ADVERB

scarcely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hardly rarely seldom

STRONG

just

WEAK

imperceptibly infrequently just barely scantily slightly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

adequately commonly sufficiently

Example Sentences

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That is only just short of an 8.2% rise in credit, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

"England have got to move forward now - it's hard to say that when it's only just happened," Vaughan told BBC Test Match Special.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

And The Beatles, as history well knows, were only just getting started.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

“The robotaxi revolution has only just begun, and its potential for transforming how we travel around the world continues to increase,” said Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua in a news release.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

It makes me sound like I’m big-headed to anyone and everyone, even if they’ve only just met me.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

only just

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