Synonyms & related words for hairsbreadth

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hairsbreadth. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hairsbreadth

Explore words related to hairsbreadth — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hairbreadth, whisker, hair, short, distance, shortish, narrowly, piliform. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hairsbreadth come from?

The word hairsbreadth breaks down into one root of Germanic origin: the root -breadth, from Germanic braidu (“broadness”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.