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hairline

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hairline

1 being of less than usual width

  • a hairline crack in the mug, almost too small to notice, was enough to make the mug break when filled with hot tea
Synonyms of hairline

fine, narrow, needlelike, paper-thin, skinny, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin, ultrathin
Words Related to hairline

attenuate, attenuated, elongate (or elongated), linear

bottleneck, close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened

lanky, rangy, reedy, shoestring, spindly, stalky, stringy, twiggy, willowy, wispy

lank, spare
Near Antonyms of hairline

chunky, squat, stocky, stumpy, thick, thickset

bulky, massive, voluminous

thickish, widish
Antonyms of hairline

broad, fat, wide

2 made or done with extreme care and accuracy

  • a hairline distinction between her rating of certain things as "necessary" and others as "absolutely necessary"
Synonyms of hairline

delicate, exact, fine, finespun, hairsplitting, minute, nice, nuanced, refined, subtle
Words Related to hairline

nitpicking, quibbling

frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, negligible, petty, piddling, trifling, trivial

demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, meticulous, particular, picky
Near Antonyms of hairline

apparent, clear, clear-cut, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

broad, indefinite

careless, heedless, incautious, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
Antonyms of hairline

coarse, inexact, rough

3 meeting the highest standard of accuracy

  • an ultrasensitive telescope that requires hairline placement of the lenses
Synonyms of hairline

accurate, close, delicate, exact, fine, mathematical, pinpoint, precise, refined, rigorous, spot-on
Words Related to hairline

correct, right, strict, true

definite, definitive

nice, subtle

careful, fastidious, finical, finicky, meticulous
Near Antonyms of hairline

approximate, round

false, incorrect, untrue, wrong

careless, loose

indefinite, unclear, vague

doubtful, dubious, questionable, unreliable, untrustworthy
Antonyms of hairline

coarse, imprecise, inaccurate, inexact, rough

hairline

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hairline

a very small distance or degree

  • the controversial measure passed by a hairline, the margin of victory being but a single vote
Synonyms of hairline

ace, hair, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throw
Words Related to hairline

bit, crumb, dab, iota, jot, minim, mite, particle, smidgen (also smidgeon), trace, trifle
Near Antonyms of hairline

infinity, light-year
Antonyms of hairline

country mile, long haul, mile

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