close shave

[klohs] / kloʊs /

ADJECTIVE

near

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjacent adjoining immediate nearby neighboring warm

STRONG

abutting bordering burning close nigh ready touching

WEAK

abreast along toward alongside approximal around at close quarters available beside close-at-hand close-by conterminous contiguous convenient hair's breadth handy in close proximity near-at-hand next door not remote practically proximal proximate side-by-side vincinal within stone's throw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

away detached distant far faraway separate

STRONG

cool

WEAK

deferred expired gone past postponed remote unfamiliar

NOUN

cliffhanger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close call shocker

STRONG

squeaker thriller

WEAK

narrow escape spine-chiller white knuckle

NOUN

close call

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cliffhanger

WEAK

close squeeze close thing hairbreadth escape heart stopper narrow escape narrow squeak near go near miss near squeak near thing photofinish squeaker tight squeeze white-knuckler

NOUN

near miss

Synonyms

WEAK

close call narrow escape near hit near thing squeaker tight squeeze

Example Sentences

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As fewer and fewer men opt for a close shave, the 25-year-old Kabul barber said he was already losing business.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Williams driver Alex Albon had a very close shave when the car skipped sideways towards the barrier braking for the harbour-front chicane but just managed to save the car.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

In St. Louis, setting up the stage at the bottom of an amphitheater-like glen avoided that problem, but squeezing it into that spot was a worrisomely close shave.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

I am capable of a very close shave.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2021

Aunt Lydia said: Saint Paul said it’s either that or a close shave.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

close shave

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