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not often
adverb as in from time to time
adverb as in hardly
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- by a hair
- by no means
- detectably
- faintly
- gradually
- imperceptibly
- infrequently
- little
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- pretty near
- scantly
- slightly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- with trouble
adverb as in little
adverb as in now and then
Strongest matches
adverb as in off-and-on
adverb as in on and off
adverb as in seldom
Strongest matches
adverb as in uncommonly
Example Sentences
Audiences do not often grant female characters the same generosity they do their male counterparts when it comes to their complexity, nuance and due empathy.
Audiences do not often grant female characters the same generosity they do their male counterparts when it comes to their complexity, nuance and due empathy.
Mr Jones admitted he did not often book half-days off work to go to museums and exhibitions but it was because he "was interested to go and see it".
According to a recent study in The Astrophysical Journal, some of the molecular clouds out of which stars are formed can be captured by an adjective one does not often associate with stars: fluffy.
"It's not often you play Rangers and you have more of the ball, more passes, better chances, more shots - and we've done all of that today, yet we've lost," the Englishman said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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