Simple meaning
What does Rarely mean?
Rarely means not often.
Dictionary definition
Not often; happening only a small number of times.
Example sentences
Rarely in a sentence
easy
I rarely miss morning reading time.
medium
Rarely does the team skip practice.
hard
A word used rarely may still carry strong meaning in a passage.
Synonyms
Words like Rarely
seldomUse for events that do not happen often.
infrequentlyUse for low frequency over time.
Antonyms
Opposite words
oftenUse when something happens many times.
frequentlyUse when events occur regularly.
Word family
Rarely word family
Base word
rarely
adjective
rare
Not common or not frequent.
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What does rarely mean?
Rarely describes something that happens only sometimes.
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