hang by a thread

Questions about hang by a thread

What is another word for hang by a thread?

It depends which hang by a thread you mean. In the sense “depend on a small thing or be at risk”, the synonyms are hang by a hair. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of hang by a thread?

WordNet records no antonym for hang by a thread. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for hang by a thread come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of hang by a thread

• Full entry for hang by a threadAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for hang by a threadWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.