neck and neck
The phrase “neck and neck” has 3 syllables: neck and neck
It's pronounced as /nɛk ənd nɛk/
What is synonym and antonym for neck and neck?
In the thesaurus, “neck and neck” has 30 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for neck and neck along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for neck and neck
- circumscribed
- close
- close-grained
- compact
- confined
- confining
- congested
- consolidated
- cropped
- crowded
- deadlocked
- down-to-the-wire
- drawn
- firm
- hairbreadth
- impenetrable
- impermeable
- jam-packed
- narrow
- needle
- nip and tuck
- packed
- restricted
- short
- solid
- substantial
- thick
- tied
- tight
- too close to call
Meanings of neck and neck
- adjective
- Very close in progress, as in a race or contest.
Example Sentences
- The two runners were neck and neck as they approached the finish line.
- In the competition, the two teams were neck and neck throughout the entire match.
- The candidates in the election are currently running neck and neck in the polls.
- It's hard to predict the winner of the game because the scores are neck and neck.
- The companies are neck and neck in the race to develop the latest technology.
On this page you'll find 30 synonyms or another words to neck and neck, such as: circumscribed, close, close-grained, compact, confined, confining, congested.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
deadlocked
- abreast
- apoplectic
- at a standstill
- at rest
- becalmed
- broken
- close
- constant
- deactivated
- dead
- deathly
- down
- drawn
- equal
- firm
- fixed
- format
- frozen
- gridlocked
- halted
- head-to-head
- immobile
- immotile
- immovable
- inactive
- inanimate
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inert
- inoperable
- inoperative
- kaput
- kaputt
- latent
- level
- lifeless
- malfunctioning
- matched
- neck and neck
- neck-and-neck
- needle
- nip and tuck
- nonfunctional
- nonfunctioning
- nonoperating
- nonproductive
- numb
- off
- palsied
- parallel
- paralyzed
- passive
- petrified
- quiescent
- quiet
- rigid
- spellbound
- stabile
- stable
- stagnant
- stalled
- standing
- standing still
- static
- stationary
- steadfast
- sticky
- still
- stock-still
- stopped
- stuck
- tied
- too close to call
- torpid
- transfixed
- unchanging
- unfluctuating
- unmovable
- unmoved
- unmoving
- unproductive
- unusable
- unvarying
- unworkable
- useless
hairbreadth
- ace
- bit
- close
- crowded
- crumb
- dab
- down-to-the-wire
- fraction
- hair
- hairline
- hairsbreadth
- inch
- iota
- jot
- minim
- mite
- narrow
- neck
- neck and neck
- nip and tuck
- particle
- shouting distance
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- step
- tight
- trace
- trifle
hairsbreadth
- ace
- bit
- breadth
- close
- crowded
- crumb
- dab
- down-to-the-wire
- fraction
- hair
- hairbreadth
- hairline
- inch
- iota
- jot
- minim
- mite
- narrow
- neck
- neck and neck
- nip and tuck
- particle
- shouting distance
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- step
- tight
- tinge
- touch
- trace
- trifle
- whiff
- whisper
narrow
- Lilliputian
- anchorage
- arm
- attenuate
- attenuated
- avaricious
- bar
- basin
- bay
- biased
- bight
- bigoted
- blindfolded
- blinkered
- block
- bottleneck
- bounded
- brassbound
- canal
- cap
- channel
- circumscribe
- circumscribed
- close
- compressed
- condensed
- confine
- confined
- confining
- conservative
- constrict
- constricted
- containerport
- contract
- contracted
- conventional
- cove
- cramped
- creek
- crowded
- defined
- definite
- detailed
- determinate
- determined
- diminish
- discriminating
- discriminatory
- dock
- dogmatic
- dogmatical
- down-to-the-wire
- elongate
- elongated
- embayment
- estuary
- exact
- exclusive
- exiguous
- fine
- finite
- fiord
- firth
- fixed
- fjord
- gulf
- hairbreadth
- hairline
- hamper
- harbor
- harborage
- haven
- hick
- hidebound
- hinder
- hold down
- home port
- illiberal
- impede
- incapacious
- inexorable
- inflexible
- inlet
- insular
- intolerant
- ironbound
- jaundiced
- lagoon
- lank
- lanky
- lessen
- limit
- limited
- linear
- little
- loch
- lough
- marina
- meager
- mean
- measured
- mercenary
- minute
- moderate
- modest
- modified
- modify
- moorage
- mooring
- narrow-minded
- near
- neck and neck
- needlelike
- nip and tuck
- number
- obdurate
- obstinate
- obstruct
- old-fashioned
- one-sided
- opinionated
- opinionative
- paltry
- paper-thin
- parochial
- partial
- partisan
- pent
- petty
- picayune
- pinch
- pinched
- port
- precarious
- precise
- prejudiced
- provincial
- puny
- qualified
- qualify
- quell
- rangy
- reactionary
- reedy
- repress
- restrict
- restricted
- rigid
- roads
- roadstead
- scant
- scanty
- scrimpy
- seaport
- sectarian
- select
- set
- settled
- shoestring
- shrunken
- skinny
- slender
- slim
- slim-jim
- small
- small-minded
- sound
- spare
- specific
- spindly
- squeeze
- squeezed
- stalky
- stodgy
- straightlaced
- strait
- straitlaced
- stringy
- stubborn
- stuffy
- suppress
- taper
- tapered
- tapering
- thin
- threadlike
- tight
- tighten
- tightened
- tiny
- twiggy
- ultrathin
- ungenerous
- unsophisticated
- unyielding
- willowy
- wispy
- wrongheaded