Not quite
On the threshold of and not quite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the threshold of" instead an adverb phrase "Not quite".
On the threshold of
Not quite and on the threshold of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not quite" instead an adverb phrase "On the threshold of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- most and not quite
- most and on the threshold of
- nearly and not quite
- nearly and on the threshold of
- practically and not quite
- practically and on the threshold of
- about and not quite
- about and on the threshold of
- all but and not quite
- all but and on the threshold of
- near and not quite
- near and on the threshold of
- approaching and not quite
- approaching and on the threshold of
Both terms in one sentence
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The ending of the first Cube: The female lead, one of two sympathetic characters in the whole movie, evades every trap, figures out how to escape, is right on the threshold of getting out... and is killed by the villain, who is Not Quite Dead.
Source: Diabolus ex Machina
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On the threshold of and Not quite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/not_quite/on_the_threshold_of
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