Hairbreadth synonyms

hâr'brĕdth'

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hazardous
Risky, dangerous, with the nature of a hazard.
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narrow
Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous:
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close
Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact:
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small margin
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fraction
A disconnected piece; a fragment.
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jot
The definition of a jot is a tiny amount of something.
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dangerous (related)
Being able or likely to do harm.
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unsafe (related)
Not safe; dangerous.
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bit (related)
(Informal) A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior:
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hair (related)
One of the fine strands that grow from the skin of mammals, usually providing insulation against the cold. Modified hairs sometimes serve as protective defenses, as in the quills of a porcupine or hedgehog, or as tactile organs, as in the whiskers (called vibrissae ) of many nocturnal mammals. Hair filaments are a modification of the epidermis of the skin and are composed primarily of keratin. Hair also contains melanin, which determines hair color.
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hairsbreadth (related)
Hairbreadth
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Find another word for hairbreadth. In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hairbreadth, like: hazardous, narrow, close, small margin, fraction, jot, dangerous, unsafe, bit, hair and hairsbreadth.
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Hairbreadth Sentence Examples

  • There he had several hairbreadth escapes, and at last secreted himself among a tribe of Arabs at Ras al-WgdI.

  • " Kit " Carson occupies in the latter period of American pioneer history a position somewhat similar to that held by Daniel Boone and David Crockett at an earlier period, as the typical frontier hero and Indian fighter, and his hairbreadth escapes and personal prowess are the subject of innumerable stories.

  • In 1685, the Bengal factors, driven to extremity by the oppression of the Mogul governors, threw down the gauntlet; and after various successes and hairbreadth escapes, purchased from the grandson of Aurangzeb, in 1696, the villages which have since grown up into Calcutta, the metropolis of India.

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