hairsbreadth

The word “hairsbreadth” has 2 syllables: hairs-breadth

It's pronounced as /ˈhɛrzˌbrɛdθ/


What is synonym and antonym for hairsbreadth?

In the thesaurus, “hairsbreadth” has 35 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hairsbreadth along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hairsbreadth

Antonyms for hairsbreadth

  • country mile
  • infinity
  • information
  • light-year
  • long haul
  • lot
  • mile

Meanings of hairsbreadth

  • noun
    1. A very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair).

Example Sentences

  • The car narrowly avoided the collision by a mere hairsbreadth.
  • The detective's deduction skills allowed him to solve the case by a hairsbreadth.
  • His accuracy with the bow was impeccable, shooting the target's bullseye with a hairsbreadth precision.
  • The negotiation between the two parties came close to failing, but they managed to reach an agreement by a hairsbreadth.
  • She missed the train by a hairsbreadth, arriving at the station just as it pulled away from the platform.

On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hairsbreadth, such as: ace, bit, breadth, close, country mile, crowded, crumb.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

hair

  • ace
  • beard
  • bit
  • bristle
  • cilium
  • coat
  • coiffure
  • cord
  • cowlick
  • crumb
  • cut
  • dab
  • down
  • eyebrow
  • eyelash
  • feeler
  • fiber
  • filament
  • fleece
  • fluff
  • fringe
  • frizzies
  • fur
  • fuzz
  • grass
  • hairbreadth
  • haircut
  • hairline
  • hairsbreadth
  • hairstyle
  • hide
  • inch
  • iota
  • jacket
  • jot
  • leather
  • lock
  • mane
  • microfiber
  • minim
  • mite
  • mop
  • moustache
  • neck
  • particle
  • pelage
  • pelt
  • pile
  • quill
  • rope
  • ruff
  • shock
  • shouting distance
  • sideburn
  • skin
  • smidge
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • split ends
  • step
  • strand
  • string
  • thatch
  • thread
  • trace
  • tress
  • trifle
  • tuft
  • undercoat
  • underfur
  • vibrissa
  • villus
  • whiskers
  • wig
  • wire
  • wool
  • yarn

hairbreadth

hairline

  • abstruse
  • accurate
  • ace
  • acute
  • aerial
  • attenuate
  • attenuated
  • balmy
  • bit
  • bottleneck
  • breakable
  • careful
  • choice
  • clear
  • close
  • compressed
  • condensed
  • constricted
  • contracted
  • correct
  • critical
  • crumb
  • cryptic
  • dab
  • deep
  • definite
  • definitive
  • delectable
  • delicate
  • delicious
  • delightful
  • demanding
  • discriminating
  • distinct
  • elegant
  • elongate
  • elongated
  • enigmatic
  • esoteric
  • ethereal
  • exact
  • exacting
  • exquisite
  • faint
  • fastidious
  • filmy
  • fine
  • fine-grained
  • fine-spun
  • finespun
  • finical
  • finicking
  • finicky
  • flimsy
  • fracturable
  • fragile
  • frail
  • frangible
  • frivolous
  • fussy
  • gauzy
  • gentle
  • gossamery
  • graceful
  • hair
  • hairbreadth
  • hairsbreadth
  • hairsplitting
  • illusive
  • implied
  • inch
  • inconsequential
  • inconsiderable
  • inconspicuous
  • indirect
  • indistinct
  • inferred
  • ingenious
  • insignificant
  • insinuated
  • intelligent
  • iota
  • jot
  • keen
  • lank
  • lanky
  • linear
  • mathematical
  • mental
  • meticulous
  • mild
  • minim
  • minute
  • mite
  • muted
  • narrow
  • neck
  • needlelike
  • negligible
  • nice
  • nitpicking
  • nuanced
  • obscure
  • pale
  • paper-thin
  • particle
  • particular
  • pastel
  • penetrating
  • petty
  • picky
  • piddling
  • pinpoint
  • precise
  • profound
  • pure
  • quibbling
  • quick
  • rangy
  • rare
  • recondite
  • reedy
  • refined
  • right
  • rigorous
  • select
  • sensitive
  • sharp
  • shatterable
  • shattery
  • shoestring
  • shouting distance
  • skinny
  • slender
  • slight
  • slim
  • slim-jim
  • smidge
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • soft
  • sophisticated
  • spare
  • spindly
  • spot-on
  • squeezed
  • stalky
  • step
  • sterling
  • strict
  • stringy
  • subdued
  • subtle
  • suggestive
  • superior
  • tasteful
  • tender
  • tenuous
  • thin
  • tight
  • tightened
  • trace
  • trifle
  • trifling
  • trivial
  • true
  • twiggy
  • ultrathin
  • unadulterated
  • understated
  • unpolluted
  • willowy
  • wispy

neck

ace

  • able
  • accomplish
  • accomplished
  • achieve
  • actualize
  • addict
  • adept
  • adroit
  • afficionado
  • aficionado
  • all-around
  • all-round
  • all-rounder
  • artist
  • atom
  • attain
  • authority
  • bit
  • bite
  • brilliant
  • bring about
  • bring off
  • buff
  • capable
  • carry off
  • carry out
  • champion
  • chip
  • clever
  • clipping
  • cognoscente
  • commit
  • compass
  • competent
  • compleat
  • complete
  • connoisseur
  • consultant
  • consummate
  • crack
  • crackajack
  • crackerjack
  • craftsman
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dab hand
  • dash
  • deft
  • devotee
  • dexterous
  • dextrous
  • distinguished
  • do
  • dose
  • dot
  • dram
  • driblet
  • drop
  • drop in the bucket
  • educated
  • effect
  • effective
  • effectual
  • effectuate
  • efficient
  • employable
  • end
  • enthusiast
  • excellent
  • execute
  • experienced
  • expert
  • fan
  • fiend
  • finish
  • first-rate
  • fit
  • fitted
  • flake
  • fleck
  • flyspeck
  • fragment
  • fulfil
  • fulfill
  • geek
  • genius
  • gifted
  • glimmer
  • good
  • grain
  • granule
  • great
  • guru
  • habile
  • hair
  • hairbreadth
  • hairline
  • hairsbreadth
  • hand
  • handful
  • handy
  • hint
  • hired gun
  • hoot
  • hotshot
  • implement
  • inch
  • iota
  • jack-of-all-trades
  • jot
  • journeyman
  • knowledgeable
  • lick
  • little
  • long-term
  • maestro
  • make
  • master
  • masterful
  • masterly
  • maven
  • mavin
  • meister
  • minim
  • minimum
  • mistress
  • mite
  • modicum
  • molecule
  • morsel
  • mote
  • multiskilled
  • multitalented
  • nail
  • neck
  • negotiate
  • nibble
  • nip
  • nubbin
  • old
  • ounce
  • outstanding
  • paring
  • part
  • particle
  • past master
  • patch
  • peanuts
  • perform
  • perpetrate
  • pinch
  • polished
  • portion
  • practice
  • practiced
  • practise
  • practised
  • pro
  • professed
  • professional
  • proficient
  • prosecute
  • pull off
  • put through
  • qualified
  • ray
  • realize
  • reduplicate
  • reenact
  • refined
  • renaissance man
  • repeat
  • scattering
  • scholar
  • schooled
  • scintilla
  • scrap
  • scruple
  • section
  • semblance
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shard
  • shark
  • sharp
  • shaving
  • shiver
  • shot
  • shouting distance
  • shred
  • skilled
  • skillful
  • skosh
  • slick
  • sliver
  • smack
  • smatter
  • smattering
  • smell
  • smidge
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • smithereens
  • snap
  • spark
  • spatter
  • specialist
  • speck
  • splash
  • splinter
  • spot
  • sprinkling
  • star
  • step
  • strain
  • streak
  • superb
  • sure-handed
  • suspicion
  • syllable
  • tad
  • talented
  • taste
  • tatter
  • taught
  • tittle
  • touch
  • trace
  • trained
  • trifle
  • tutored
  • versed
  • vestige
  • veteran
  • virtuoso
  • well-rounded
  • whit
  • whiz
  • wind up
  • winner
  • wizard
  • workmanlike

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