close shave

[klohs] / kloʊs /

ADJECTIVE

near

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjacent adjoining immediate nearby neighboring warm

STRONG

abutting bordering burning close nigh ready touching

WEAK

abreast along toward alongside approximal around at close quarters available beside close-at-hand close-by conterminous contiguous convenient hair's breadth handy in close proximity near-at-hand next door not remote practically proximal proximate side-by-side vincinal within stone's throw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

away detached distant far faraway separate

STRONG

cool

WEAK

deferred expired gone past postponed remote unfamiliar

NOUN

cliffhanger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

close call shocker

STRONG

squeaker thriller

WEAK

narrow escape spine-chiller white knuckle

NOUN

close call

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cliffhanger

WEAK

close squeeze close thing hairbreadth escape heart stopper narrow escape narrow squeak near go near miss near squeak near thing photofinish squeaker tight squeeze white-knuckler

NOUN

near miss

Synonyms

WEAK

close call narrow escape near hit near thing squeaker tight squeeze

Example Sentences

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As fewer and fewer men opt for a close shave, the 25-year-old Kabul barber said he was already losing business.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Scientists at Nasa say an equally strong storm was headed at Earth in 2012 and we had “a close shave just as perilous”.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

Eco-conscious consumers are looking for plastic-free razors that deliver a safe, close shave.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

In St. Louis, setting up the stage at the bottom of an amphitheater-like glen avoided that problem, but squeezing it into that spot was a worrisomely close shave.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

The stubble beneath her makeup despite her close shave.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

close shave

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