only just, just, hardly, scarcely
Synonyms of the term "hardly" are scarcely, rarely, infrequently and barely. More infrequently the term "hardly" may be synonymous with the terms severely or harshly.
B-A-R-E-L-Y. You had it right the first time!!!
Insufficient, Deficient, Lacking, just to name a few. Thesaurus.com is an excellent website for synonyms and antonyms.
absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely are the most common
Here are some synonyms for scanty: bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, and little.
Off in the distance, I can barely make out an Italian destroyer, and a Russian trawler, sailing in opposite directions. I spotted a male and female robin in a nest the other day.
They are synonyms.
The word that means a very small amount is "trace." It is often used to describe something that is barely detectable or present in minuscule quantities. Other synonyms include "smidgen," "hint," or "speck."
Synonyms
Relative and kin are synonyms.
Barely is an adverb of degree, moreso when it modifies an adjective (barely visible).
A synonym for barely is almost. An antonym for barely is totally.