| Main Entry: | seldom |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently |
Synonyms: |
a few times, every now and then, from time to time, hardly, hardly ever, in a few cases, inhabitually, irregularly, little, not often, not very often, occasionally, on and off, once in a blue moon, once in a while, rarely, scarcely, scarcely ever, semioccasionally, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, unoften, unusually, whimsically |
Antonyms: |
frequently, often, usually |
| Main Entry: | few |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hardly any |
Synonyms: |
exiguous, few and far between, imperceptible, inconsequential, inconsiderable, infrequent, insufficient, lean, less, meager, middling, minor, minority, minute, negligible, not many, not too many, occasional, paltry, petty, piddling, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scarcely any, scattered, scattering, seldom, semioccasional, short, skimpy, slender, slight, slim, some, sparse, sporadic, stingy, straggling, thin, trifling, uncommon, unfrequent, widely spaced |
Antonyms: |
many, much |
| Main Entry: | hardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | scarcely; with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, 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, only just, perceptibly, practically, pretty near, rarely, scantly, seldom, simply, slightly, somewhat, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble |
Antonyms: |
very |
| Main Entry: | infrequent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not happening regularly |
Synonyms: |
exceptional, few, few and far between, isolated, limited, meager, occasional, odd, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, sparse, spasmodic, sporadic, stray, uncommon, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, frequent, often, usual |
| Main Entry: | little |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | infrequently, not much |
Synonyms: |
a little, barely, hardly, hardly ever, not many, not often, not quite, only just, rarely, scarcely, seldom, somewhat |
Antonyms: |
frequently, more, much |
| Main Entry: | occasional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
Synonyms: |
casual, desultory, especial, exceptional, exclusive, few, incidental, infrequent, intermittent, not habitual, odd, off and on, particular, random, rare, scarce, seldom, special, specific, uncommon, unfrequent, unusual |
Antonyms: |
constant, frequent, regular, steady, usual |
| Main Entry: | occasionally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | every now and then |
Synonyms: |
at intervals, at random, at times, every so often, from time to time, hardly, infrequently, irregularly, now and again, on occasion, once in a blue moon, once in a while, once or twice, periodically, seldom, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly |
Antonyms: |
always, constantly, frequently, regularly, steadily, usually |
| Main Entry: | once in a while |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | occasionally |
Synonyms: |
at intervals, at times, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, hardly, infrequently, irregularly, now and again, on occasion, once in a blue moon, periodically, rarely, seldom, sometimes, sporadically |
| Main Entry: | rare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, infrequent |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, attenuated, deficient, extraordinary, few, few and far between, flimsy, inconceivable, isolated, light, limited, occasional, out of the ordinary, rarefied, recherché, scanty, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, short, singular, sparse, sporadic, strange, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin, uncommon, unfrequent, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unlikely, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted |
| Notes: | rare means not widely known or recurring only at long intervals or not widely distributed; scarce means not enough or deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
Antonyms: |
common, frequent, regular, typical, usual |
| Main Entry: | rarely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not often; exceptionally |
Synonyms: |
almost never, barely, extra, extraordinarily, extremely, finely, hardly, hardly ever, infrequently, little, notably, now and then, on rare occasions, once in a while, once in blue moon, remarkably, scarcely ever, seldom, singularly, uncommon, uncommonly, unfrequently, unoften, unusually |
Antonyms: |
frequently, regularly |