Definitions

hair's breadth

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 shave close-at-hand close-by conterminous contiguous convenient 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

Example Sentences

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By a hair’s breadth, it didn’t, although the Germans sank 455 ships in the operation.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

The rise to 90,296 cars and light trucks, from 89,741 was under 1%, a hair’s breadth from flat, according to the California New Car Dealers Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

If you look at the head-to-head between Ireland and Scotland from down the years - all 146 years - you will see there's barely a hair's breadth between them.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The dollar index - which measures the currency against six developed-market counterparts - edged up to 103.61, a hair's breadth from Friday's 10-week highs at 103.68.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

He ducked and Irian sent another arrow, which missed by a hair’s breadth.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

hair's breadth

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