Definition of hairbreadth
:a very small distance or margin
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just missed the bull's-eye by a hairbreadth
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Should the electoral officials’ math hold up, the hairbreadth victory is likely to provide only limited comfort to Mr. del Mazo’s party.
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The year closed with the hairbreadth victory of a law-and-order Presidential nominee whose Southern strategy of racial politicking remade the electoral map.
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First Known Use of hairbreadth
1561
hairbreadth Synonyms
Synonyms
ace, hair (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throwAntonyms
country mile, long haul, mileRelated Words
bit, crumb, dab, iota, jot, minim, mite, particle, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), trace, trifleNear Antonyms
infinity, light-yearExamples of hairbreadth in a Sentence
a hairbreadth victory, but a victory nevertheless
First Known Use of hairbreadth
1604
hairbreadth Synonyms
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