Near miss
Near miss noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Synonyms for Near miss
Narrow squeak and near miss are semantically related (British) In some cases you can use "Narrow squeak" instead a noun phrase "Near miss". informal substitute
Narrow squeak
Near miss and narrow squeak are semantically related in narrow escape topic. You can use "Near miss" instead a noun phrase "Narrow squeak".
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Related pairs
- close shave and near miss
- close shave and narrow squeak
- close call and near miss
- close call and narrow squeak
- squeaker and near miss
- squeaker and narrow squeak
- narrow escape and near miss
- narrow escape and narrow squeak
- tight squeeze and near miss
- tight squeeze and narrow squeak
- near thing and near miss
- near thing and narrow squeak
- cliffhanger and near miss
- cliffhanger and narrow squeak
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