near thingnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌnɪə ˈθɪŋ/us/ˌnɪr ˈθɪŋ/UKa situation in which you almost failed to achieve something and only just succeeded:
We beat them but it was a near thing.
See also
near miss
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- overturn
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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