hair's-breadth

noun

Meaning

A very small distance or margin.

Examples

The politician's career survived by a hair's-breadth after the scandal.
The rescue team arrived just by a hair's-breadth before the storm hit.

Synonyms: narrowly, barely, scarcely, just

Learn English that separates you from the crowd with Anaversity: private classes, Ani practice, Campus tools, and a public English-learning community.

hair's-breadth

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛərz brɛdθ/

Definition

A very small distance or margin.

Examples

The politician's career survived by a hair's-breadth after the scandal.
The rescue team arrived just by a hair's-breadth before the storm hit.
She avoided a serious accident by a hair's-breadth, swerving at the last moment.

How to Use hair's-breadth

by a hair's-breadth (prepositional phrase): By a very small margin or distance. — "She won the race by a hair's-breadth."
a hair's-breadth from (prepositional phrase): Very close to a particular state or event. — "The hikers were a hair's-breadth from freezing when they found shelter."

Synonyms of hair's-breadth

Words with a similar meaning to hair's-breadth:

Antonyms of hair's-breadth

Words with the opposite meaning to hair's-breadth:

Browse the full Anaversity dictionary