1’he was seldom absent’ rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, once in a while, every once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically. informal once in a blue moon.
Simply so, can you say very seldom?
Very is a perfectly correct way to emphasize it. Very rarely and very seldom are both idiomatic (in BrE) and the former is the more common. “I seldom do” sounds more natural; accentuating it seems redundant.
Regarding this, what are synonyms and antonyms for seldom?
Synonyms for seldom
- seldomadverb. Synonyms: hardly, barely, rarely, scarcely, infrequently. Antonyms: frequently, often.
- seldomadverb. infrequently, rarely. A suppressed and seldom anger. \uE000149822 Jeremy Taylor. Synonyms: scarcely, rarely, barely, hardly, infrequently. Antonyms: frequently, often.
What is a antonyms for seldom?
seldom. Antonyms: commonly, frequently, uniformly, systematically, habitually, regularly, often, invariably. Synonyms: rarely, infrequently, occasionally, inconstantly, hardly ever.
What is an example of seldom?
Seldom is defined as something that occurs rarely or not very often. An example of seldom is when you go on vacation every five years. Infrequently, rarely. They seldom come here now.
What is the opposite of doubtfully?
Opposite of in a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably. trustfully. trustingly. welcomingly. approvingly.
What is the synonym of infrequent?
Some common synonyms of infrequent are rare, scarce, sporadic, and uncommon.
What kind of adverb is seldom?
Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely and seldom are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often.
What the meaning of seldomly?
: in few instances : rarely, infrequently.