Close shave
Close shave noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
Lucky escape and close shave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lucky escape" instead a noun phrase "Close shave".
Lucky escape
Close shave and lucky escape are semantically related. You can use "Close shave" instead a noun phrase "Lucky escape".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close call and close shave
- close call and lucky escape
- squeaker and close shave
- squeaker and lucky escape
- narrow escape and close shave
- narrow escape and lucky escape
- tight squeeze and close shave
- tight squeeze and lucky escape
- near thing and close shave
- near thing and lucky escape
- cliffhanger and close shave
- cliffhanger and lucky escape
- near miss and close shave
- near miss and lucky escape
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Lucky escape and Close shave. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_shave/lucky_escape
Close shave & Lucky escape. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_shave/lucky_escape>.
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