Close shave
Close shave noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
Next and close shave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adjective phrase "Close shave".
Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Close shave and next are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close shave" instead an adjective "Next".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and close shave
- close and next
- touching and close shave
- touching and next
- near and close shave
- near and next
- immediate and close shave
- immediate and next
- proximate and close shave
- proximate and next
- contiguous and close shave
- contiguous and next
- neighbouring and close shave
- neighbouring and next
Both terms in one sentence
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It even worked like a cartoon bomb, as in the next scene George is fine save for a few bandages, commenting about how much of a close shave it was before changing the topic.
Source: Cartoon Bomb
Cite this Source
Next and Close shave. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_shave/next
Close shave & Next. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_shave/next>.
Next or Close shave. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close_shave/next.
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