Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.
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Hairbreadth
/ˈhɛɹˌbɹɛdθ/
Synonyms for "hairbreadth" (53 found)
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (26)
narrow gaugenarrownessnearnearnesspistol shotrestrictednessrestrictionshort distanceshort pieceshort wayslendernessspanspitting distancestepstraitnessstrictnesstight squeezetightnesstouchywhisker
Noun(6 words)
narrow leewaynarrow marginrestricted discretionslender latitudeslender margintight margin
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4 entriesfractional distanceminute measurepolicy leewayregulatory latitude
Collocations
5 entrieshairbreadth differencehairbreadth distancehairbreadth escapehairbreadth marginhairbreadth tolerance
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6 total sentences available.
In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.
Source: wiktionary
This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.
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His hairbreadth escapes from death; […].
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