razor-thin

Slimmest possible margin

Razor-thin describes an extremely narrow margin or difference—barely perceptible, almost nothing at all: a razor-thin victory, razor-thin profit margins.

The image is of a razor blade's edge, which has virtually no thickness.

The term appears most often in contexts of competition or measurement where small differences matter greatly.

margin

slim

Thin or meager

hairbreadth · slender · minimal · slight · barely · scant · meager · negligible · fractional · incremental

blade

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

  • keenSharp or enthusiastic
  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • cuttingDividing via sharp edge

slice · honed · whetted · scalpel · surgical · incisive · fine · precision · clean-cut · stropped

delicate

fragile

Easily broken or damaged

sheer · translucent · filament · gauzy · ethereal · featherlight · fine-spun · cobweb · membrane · film

physique

gaunt

Lean from deprivation

  • leanLacking fat; incline
  • angularSharp-edged or rawboned
  • bonyThin, with protruding skeleton

chiseled · sinewy · spare · wiry · drawn · haggard · emaciated · skeletal · pinched · ascetic

Categories
Opposites
margin/degree

razor-thinlandslide

Mass of earth falling

comfortable · wide · commanding · decisive · overwhelming

physical thickness/width

razor-thinthick

Having great depth

wide · bulky · chunky · broad · hefty

body type/physique

razor-thinobese

Extremely overweight, unhealthily so

heavyset · corpulent · portly · stout · plump

Family

thin, razor, thinned, thinning, razors, thinner, thinly, thinnest, razored

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G