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scarcely any

ADJECTIVE
few
Synonyms
STRONG
lean less middling minor minority minute petty scanty scattering short slight trifling
WEAK
exiguous few and far between imperceptible inconsequential inconsiderable infrequent insufficient meager negligible not many not too many occasional paltry piddling rare scant scarce scattered seldom semioccasional skimpy slender slim some sparse sporadic stingy straggling thin uncommon unfrequent widely spaced
Antonyms
STRONG
big consequential fat important large major significant tall thick useful
WEAK
many much
ADJECTIVE
several
Synonyms
WEAK
a few a lot any certain considerable definite different disparate distinct divers diverse handful hardly any indefinite individual infrequent manifold many not many numerous only a few particular personal plural proportionate quite a few rare respective scant scanty scarce separate single small number some sparse special specific sundry
Antonyms
WEAK
individual none one
ADVERB
slightly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
kind of lightly marginally somewhat
WEAK
hardly hardly at all hardly noticeable imperceptibly inappreciably inconsiderably insignificantly more or less on a small scale pretty to some degree to some extent
Antonyms
WEAK
a lot considerably greatly

Example Sentences

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It would be just a few years before the Nazis rolled in and ensured there would be scarcely any more, which makes “Our Children” all the more remarkable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Klement is also encouraged by the modest rejuvenation of the IPO market in the U.K. after disastrous years in 2022, 2023 and 2024 with scarcely any issuance.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

These will now proliferate, at the command of private actors and with scarcely any overt governmental action.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

Laena Valeryon was supplanted by an adult performer, Nanna Blondell, but there was scarcely any time to reengage with the character before she took her own life by dragon fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Against this backdrop, the US Supreme Court took scarcely any time to reach its decision on Buck v.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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