Synonyms of the word

hardly

• adv. (manner, obsolete) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.
• adv. (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely.
• adv. (now rare) With difficulty.
• adv. (degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
• interj. Not really.

barely

• adv. (degree) By a small margin.
• adv. (degree) Almost not at all.
• adv. (archaic) merely.

just

• adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
• adj. Rationally right, correct.
• adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
• adj. Proper, adequate.
• adv. Only, simply, merely.
• adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
• adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone.
• adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
• adv. (degree) absolutely, positively.
• adv. Moments ago, recently.
• adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
• adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
• n. A joust, tournament.
• v. To joust, fight a tournament.

scarce

• adj. Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
• adj. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
• adv. (now literary, archaic) Scarcely, only just.

scarcely

• adv. (modal) Probably not.
• adv. (modal) Certainly not.
• adv. (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.