near thing
noun [S] UKDefinition
› a 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 missWinning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of near thing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- bank verb (MONEY)
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- move/go in for the kill idiom
- outclass verb
- outmanoeuvre verb
- outpace verb
- outperform verb
- rout noun
- rout verb
- triumphalism noun
- triumphant adjective
- trounce verb
- trouncing noun
- trouser verb
- trump verb
- vanquish verb
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Winning and defeating
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