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close shave
adjective as in near
noun as in cliffhanger
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in close call
noun as in near miss
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Example Sentences
It was a close shave, for only by sending them down by passenger train on that morning were they able to reach Southampton.
“That was a pretty close shave you had this afternoon, Miss Peggy,” Howard began.
The light grew faint, and in the glimmer there was a close shave at the edge of a hazardous bridge over a deep, deep ravine.
It is admitted on all hands, however, that it was a remarkably close shave.
Oh, I know; but it's one that did not end in a fine, though it was a very close shave.
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On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close shave, such as: adjacent, adjoining, immediate, nearby, neighboring, and warm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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