Near thing
Near thing noun - Something that barely avoids failure or disaster.
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Synonyms for Near thing
Near miss is a synonym for near thing in narrow escape topic. In some cases you can use "Near miss" instead a noun phrase "Near thing".
Near miss
Near miss noun - A barely successful escape from something undesirable.
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Synonyms for Near miss
Near thing is a synonym for near miss in close thing topic. You can use "Near thing" instead a noun phrase "Near miss", if it concerns topics such as near hit.
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Related pairs
- close shave and near thing
- close shave and near miss
- close call and near thing
- close call and near miss
- squeaker and near thing
- squeaker and near miss
- narrow escape and near thing
- narrow escape and near miss
- tight squeeze and near thing
- tight squeeze and near miss
- cliffhanger and near thing
- cliffhanger and near miss
- close thing and near thing
- close thing and near miss
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