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