English Explanatory Dictionary

near miss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A miss which was nearly a hit or collision.
  2. A scenario which ends safely but might well have ended in disaster.
  3. An attempt which fails narrowly; a performance which falls just short of a certain benchmark.

Word forms

near miss near misses near-miss

Synonyms

airmiss close shave narrow escape

Antonyms

direct hit fiasco rout
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