by a whisker

Meaning

by a whisker

By a very small distance.
I'm lucky to be alive. The bus missed me by a whisker.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

barely narrowly scarcely only just by inches by a nose length

Antonyms

noticeably comprehensively sufficiently profusely substantively

Examples

In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate. Lincoln Chafee

Although it was a very close election, I don't think it was a polarised election. It was a tough fought contest but it was not a divisive contest. Although he won by a whisker I think the party will unite behind Ed Miliband. Harriet Harman

Words in the phrase

by a whisker

Close letter words and terms

by a very small margin by a visit by a wand by a wide margin by a zigzag course by a zigzag path