Another word for rarely

Almost never, not often, and hardly are another word for rarely. Often and frequently are the opposites of rarely. On this page, find 15 synonyms for rarely, parts of speech, and examples of rarely sentences.

Rarely synonyms

"Rarely" means something happens infrequently or seldom, occurring only on a few occasions or not happening very often.

  • Almost never
  • Hardly ever
  • Hardly
  • Infrequently
  • Not often
  • On rare occasions
  • Once in a while
  • Only now and then
  • Only occasionally
  • Scarcely ever
  • Scarcely
  • Seldom
  • Sporadically
  • Once in a blue moon

Rarely sentences

  • She rarely drinks coffee in the afternoon.
  • They rarely travel during the winter season.
  • He rarely watches TV before going outside.
  • She rarely goes out on weekdays nights.
  • They rarely miss a Monday morning meeting.
  • I rarely eat dessert after every dinner.
  • He rarely gets home before seven o'clock.
  • She rarely forgets to water the plants.
  • He rarely wears his old baseball cap.
  • We rarely go hiking in the rain.

Rarely parts of speech

Adverb