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Antonyms for close shave
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : klohs |
Phonetic Transcription : kloʊs |
Definition of close shave
- As in near : adj close by physically
- As in near miss : noun near hit
- As in cliffhanger : noun something suspenseful
- As in close call : noun narrow escape
- "That was a close shave," commented the doctor, drawing a long breath.
- Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
- Then we did the second one, though it was a close shave for the ditch.
- Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He has got there just in time; it was, indeed, a close shave.
- Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
- But it was a close shave, and the girl's hands trembled and for a minute she dropped her oar.
- Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
- They just got out of the fire by a close shave—same as we did.
- Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope
- It had been a close shave, but the fort was saved for the present.
- Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon
- Even, with that, it would be a “close shave;” and it proved so.
- Extract from : « The Hunters' Feast » by Mayne Reid
- "That was a close shave, Jack," the coast-guardsman who was at the helm said.
- Extract from : « A Chapter of Adventures » by G. A. Henty
- I do not like a close shave, and would not let him go over me a second time.
- Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- "It was a close shave, thanks to you," he said, repeating Philip's words.
- Extract from : « Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police » by James Oliver Curwood
Synonyms for close shave
- abreast
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- along toward
- alongside
- approximal
- around
- at close quarters
- available
- beside
- bordering
- burning
- cliffhanger
- close
- close call
- close shave
- close squeeze
- close thing
- close-at-hand
- close-by
- conterminous
- contiguous
- convenient
- hair's breadth
- hairbreadth escape
- handy
- heart stopper
- immediate
- in close proximity
- narrow escape
- narrow squeak
- near go
- near hit
- near miss
- near squeak
- near thing
- near-at-hand
- nearby
- neighboring
- next door
- nigh
- not remote
- photofinish
- practically
- proximal
- proximate
- ready
- shocker
- side-by-side
- spine-chiller
- squeaker
- thriller
- tight squeeze
- touching
- vincinal
- warm
- white knuckle
- white-knuckler
- within stone's throw
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