Antonym: often. Similar words: rely, barely, merely, purely, rely on, sorely, entirely, sincerely. Meaning: ['rerlɪ /'reəl-] 
adv. not often.
adv. not often. 
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1. Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges. 
2. The police rarely shoot to kill .
3. She is old and rarely goes out.
4. She was rarely astir later than 7 o'clock.
5. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question.
6. Teenagers and their parents rarely agree.
7. Rarely have I seen such a scene.
8. The most important parts, the flowers, rarely fossilise.
9. Industry rarely thrives under government control.
10. She was a placid child who rarely cried.
11. Dark-skinned people rarely develop skin cancer.
12. Cancellations and late departures rarely rile him.
13. The snake's venom is rarely lethal to humans.
14. This is an area rarely visited by Europeans.
15. He rarely does anything more strenuous than changing the channels on the television.
16. Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine.
17. It rarely happened that people in the town flocked to the theatre to see the new opera.
18. One can habituate oneself to living alone, though rarely with any pleasure.
19. She very rarely complains.
20. It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed.
21. Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.
22. His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.
23. He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything.
24. Nowadays people are rarely shocked by the sex they see on television.
25. Most supporting bands tend to be youngsters, and rarely upstage the star.
26. They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites.
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27. In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point.
28. The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
29. The secret of a good momory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it-- We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.
30. Never reject an idea, dream or goal because it will be hard work. Success rarely comes without it.
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