Synonyms of by the skin of one's teeth

by the skin of one's teeth

phrase

as in slightly

by a very small margin

They won the contest by the skin of their teeth.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slightly
• just
• barely
• narrowly
• hardly
• almost
• somewhat
• scarcely
• marginally
• nearly
• more or less
• closely
• approximately
• minimally
• roughly
• partly
• minutely
• plus or minus
• scantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• substantially
• significantly
• considerably
• easily
• quite
• vastly
• positively
• plainly
• completely
• fully
• definitely
• greatly
• unquestionably
• abundantly
• copiously
• generously