Definition for Rarely:

• Seldom; not often.

Synonyms for Rarely:

• adv

  •extremely (adverb)
  • immensely,
  • nth degree,
  • drastically,
  • prohibitively,
  • strikingly,
  • hugely,
  • vitally,
  • surpassingly,
  • exorbitantly,
  • immoderately,
  • terrifically,
  • inordinately.
  •hardly (adverb)
  • not at all,
  • not likely,
  • by a hair,
  • perceptibly,
  • only just,
  • pretty near,
  • detectably,
  • not a bit,
  • by no means,
  • not much,
  • not by much,
  • not markedly,
  • not notably,
  • not noticeably,
  • no more than,
  • no way,
  • not measurably,
  • once in blue moon,
  • Scantly,
  • almost not,
  • faintly.
  •seldom (adverb)
  • Semioccasionally,
  • a few times,
  • inhabitually,
  • not very often,
  • whimsically,
  • in a few cases.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • rarely.
  •extra (adverb)
  • extra ordinarily,
  • un common,
  • extra-ordinarily,
  • extraordinarily,
  • un-common.
  •extremely (adverb)
  • to nth degree,
  • highly,
  • terribly.
  •hardly (adverb)
  • not quite,
  • with trouble.
  •remarkably (adverb)
  • singularly.
  •uncommonly (adverb)
  • un commonly,
  • un-commonly.
  •unusually (adverb)
  • un usually,
  • un-usually.

• n.

  •
  • rare,
  • once or twice,
  • few and far between,
  • rarity.
  •
  • usual,
  • once in a blue moon.
  •exceptionally (noun)
  • exceptionally.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • barely,
  • frequency,
  • property.
  •adv
  • abnormally,
  • amazingly,
  • astonishingly,
  • curiously,
  • extra,
  • fantastically,
  • indescribably,
  • little,
  • noticeably,
  • queerly,
  • remarkably,
  • scantily,
  • scarcely,
  • so much,
  • startlingly,
  • strangely,
  • surprisingly,
  • uniquely,
  • unfamiliarly,
  • exotically,
  • just barely,
  • in few instances,
  • now then.
  •n.
  • blue,
  • episodic,
  • every,
  • extremely,
  • few,
  • fit,
  • here and there,
  • incredibly,
  • infrequent,
  • infrequently,
  • isolated,
  • meagerly,
  • now,
  • occasion,
  • occasional,
  • occasionally,
  • odd,
  • once,
  • seldom,
  • ship,
  • skimpily,
  • sometimes,
  • sparsely,
  • stingily,
  • time,
  • uncommon,
  • uncommonly,
  • unexpectedly,
  • unnaturally,
  • Unoften,
  • one-off,
  • Sparsim,
  • uncustomarily,
  • unordinarily,
  • spottily,
  • odd jobs,
  • stop-go,
  • Unfrequently,
  • not often,
  • hardly ever,
  • on rare occasions,
  • once in a great while,
  • scarcely ever,
  • in places,
  • in spots,
  • one-shot,
  • stop-and-go,
  • very seldom,
  • ever and anon,
  • once-in-a-lifetime,
  • at infrequent intervals,
  • exiguously,
  • piddlingly,
  • scrimpily,
  • seldom if ever.
  •Other relevant words:
  • hardly,
  • unusually.

Paraphrases for Rarely:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    infrequently.
  • Proper noun, singular
    seldom.
  • Adverb
    infrequently, seldom.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    infrequent, unusual, few, little.
  • Adverb
    sparsely, scarcely, hardly, occasionally, frequently, barely, often, usually, commonly, generally, thinly, exceptionally, poorly, unusually, less, virtually, only, nearly, little, ever, sparingly, sometimes, almost, shortly.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    rare.
  • Adverb
    rare.

Antonyms for Rarely:

• adv.

  • all
    often.
  • not often; exceptionally
    frequently, regularly.
  • Other antonyms:
    endlessly, invariably, customarily, unceasingly, habitually, perennially, ordinarily, everlastingly, always, recurrently, continuously, usually, evermore, chronically, routinely, eternally, generally.

Rarely Sentence Examples:

• Rarely is more than one of the three officers of a company present with it, and this one must accordingly attend every day to all the company duties.

• Mr. Samson himself rarely went out quite alone.

Homophones for Rarely:

• really, riyal, relay, raoulia, rale, riley, riel, reheel, real, roll, raw wool, rally, rail, rowel, royal, rural, rill, roily, reel, railway, role, rile, roil, rouleau, rollo, rial, ruly, rely, royally, rule.