near miss Synonyms

narrow escape close shave gross error white-knuckler within a whisker closest miss close lapse something that almost didn't happen photofinish near mistake narrow escape from disaster narrow escape from danger by that much close miss close to losing close squeak close escape by the skin of his teeth by an inch by a narrow margin almost encounter almost correct, but not quite akin girl immediate miss closest call nasty moment narrow miss close encounter narrow squeak close thing cliffhanger near thing collision close call squeaker squeak dodging a bullet auspicious outcome auspicious result near escape near squeak heart stopper close squeeze near go hairbreadth escape near hit brink of death lucky escape miss