Synonyms for seldom
- adverb
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adverb
1. Rarely — infrequently, rarely
rarely, infrequently, scarcely, hardly, occasionally, barely, uncommonly, unoften, seldomly rare
Adjective
uncommon, rare, scarce, unfrequent, infrequent, geason rare, seld dated UK
Definitions
- adv. 1
Infrequently, rarely.
They seldom come here now.
Example sentences
- hardly He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.
- rarely I'm such a coward that I rarely visit the dentist.
- scarcely She had scarcely finished speaking when he cut in.
- infrequently Not infrequently, more happens in a day than in a year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seldom | falling | |
| hardly | steady | |
| rarely | steady | |
| scarcely | falling | |
| infrequently | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rare1, seld
- 6 letters
- hardly2, barely2, rarely2, scarce1, geason
- 7 letters
- unoften
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, scarcely2, seldomly
- 10 letters
- infrequent3, uncommonly4, unfrequent
- 12 letters
- occasionally5, infrequently4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardly2 = 2 syllables).