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Synonyms for only just

Most common

just slightly hardly scarcely

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Hardly — barely; by only a small margin

hardly, just, scarcely, slightly, barely

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    barely; by only a small margin

    I got 51%, so I only just passed the exam.

Example sentences

  • just I'm just going to rest during the summer vacation.
  • slightly Ten people were slightly injured in the accident.
  • hardly He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.
  • scarcely She had scarcely finished speaking when he cut in.

By length

4 letters
just1
6 letters
hardly2, barely2
8 letters
slightly2, scarcely2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
de justesse
Italiano
appena appena