Thesaurus:rarely

Thesaurus

rarely

English

Adverb

Sense: infrequently; at low number of times per period

Synonyms

• rarely
• seldom
• infrequently
• scarcely
• seldomly (rare)
• uncommonly
• unoften

Antonyms

• often    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• very rarely
• extremely rarely
• once in a blue moon
• once in a purple moon
• hardly ever
• scarcely ever
• seldom if ever
• almost never

Coordinate terms

• occasionally    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• rareness    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rarity    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:frequency
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 137. Infrequency

Further reading

• “137. infrequency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “rarely” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.