Collocations with "hardly"

81 collocations found

hardly perfect

Means 'almost not' perfect.

perfect6.5
hardly recover

to have almost not recovered at all

recover6.5
surprise6.5
hardly recognize

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

recognize6.4
hardly adequate

almost not sufficient at all

adequate6.3
hardly recognizable

very difficult to identify

recognizable6.3
hardly affect

To almost not influence at all.

affect6.2
hardly feasible

almost not possible at all

feasible6.2
hardly imaginable

Indicates that something is very difficult to imagine.

imaginable6.2
hardly spare

Used to emphasize that someone is almost unable to give any amount of something, like time or a glance.

spare6.2
unusual6.1
hardly conclusive

To indicate that something is not conclusive.

conclusive6.0
hardly convincing

almost not convincing at all

convincing6.0
hardly credible

Used to strongly suggest that something is not believable.

credible6.0
hardly deserve

Used to say that someone does not deserve something, or deserves very little of it.

deserve6.0
hardly exhaustive

used to indicate that something is far from complete

exhaustive6.0
hardly justified

Indicates that there is very little or no good reason for something.

justified6.0
pause6.0
hardly plausible

Meaning 'almost not' plausible; suggesting strong doubt.

plausible6.0
hardly reassuring

Used to say that something is not reassuring at all.

reassuring6.0
hardly see

to be almost unable to perceive visually

see6.0
hardly sufficient

Almost not enough at all.

sufficient6.0
hardly distinguishable

almost impossible to distinguish

distinguishable5.9
hardly listen

to listen very little or not at all

listen5.9
hardly flattering

means that something is not flattering at all

flattering5.8
hardly impressive

not very impressive; almost not impressive at all

impressive5.8
surprised5.8
hardly capable of

Almost unable to do something.

capable5.7
hardly comforting

Almost not comforting at all.

comforting5.5