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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31. His executive position entitled him to certain courtesies rarely accorded others.
32. The country's car industry is so strongly protected that foreign cars are rarely seen there.
33. I rarely buy anything second-hand.
34. I had rarely seen him so animated.
35. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
36. The animals do not hunt and rarely consume meat.
37. Fortune has rarely smiled on me.
38. Immigrants rarely return to their country of origin .
39. Victorian women were rarely allowed to express their sexuality.
40. We rarely dine out these days.
41. The leader rarely shows herself in public.
42. She owns a car but rarely drives it.
43. I feel guilty about visiting her so rarely.
44. These animals rarely thrive in captivity.
45. She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.
46. His work rarely rises above the mediocre.
47. He's a very private man and rarely does interviews.
48. She rarely went anywhere except to her office.
49. Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
50. She is rarely yielding on such an issue.
51. I rarely have time to read a newspaper.
52. More rarely, the tubes have been malformed from birth.
53. A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children.
54. This method is rarely used in modern laboratories.
55. The collection is rarely on view to the public.
56. Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.
57. Animals rarely live in completely stable environments.
58. She is rarely seen in public nowadays.
59. She dallies over her work and rarely finishes it.
60. Only rarely do I eat in restaurants.
More similar words: rely, barely, merely, purely, rely on, sorely, entirely, sincerely, severely, leisurely, obscurely, relatively, rare, honorary, library, agrarian, contrary, literary, librarian, terrarium, itinerary, arbitrary, hierarchy, temporary, registrar, temporarily, supernumerary, contemporary, infrared light, to the contrary.