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rarely
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How to pronounce rarely:

Definition of rarely:

rarely (adverb):
not often.
hardly ever
not often seldom

Synonyms for rarely:

sporadicallyinfrequentlyoccasionallyneversometimeshardlylittleseldom

Antonyms for rarely:

consistentlyperenniallyceaselesslyregularlymonotonouslycustomarilyinvariablyhabituallya lotalways
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