barely recognize

Frequency: 6.57.3 per million words

to be able to know who someone is or what something is, but with difficulty

recognizeADVERB + recognize

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barely

Examples (10)

  • Stella could barely recognize her brother after his drastic weight loss.
  • After years apart, I could barely recognize my old school friend.
  • The old town square had changed so much I could barely recognize it.
  • In the dim light, she could barely recognize the figure standing by the window.
  • His whispered confession was so quiet that I could barely recognize his voice.
  • The car was so badly damaged that its original model was barely recognizable.
  • She had been through so much that her own reflection was barely recognizable to her.
  • With all the new buildings, the landscape is barely recognizable from what it used to be.
  • He spoke with such a strong accent that I could barely recognize his native language.
  • The painting was so faded, you could barely recognize the original colors.