near thing

Noun

Meaning

something that barely avoids failure or disaster

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

squeaker close shave cliffhanger close call narrow escape near miss near go near escape lucky escape near hit heart stopper narrow squeak close thing near shave near touch

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Antonyms

miss failure defeat collapse disaster crash

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Hypernyms

avoidance shunning dodging turning away

Examples

A nuclear weapon of some dimension, whether it's actually a nuclear weapon, or a dirty bomb, or some kind of radiological device. Yes, I think it's probably a near thing. Michael Scheuer

Close letter words and terms

near the knuckle near the middle of a continent near there near to near to each other near touch