too close for comfort
Uncomfortably proximate situation
Too close for comfort describes something near enough to cause anxiety or unease—a proximity that feels threatening even if no harm actually occurs.
The phrase often describes narrow escapes: That car came too close for comfort.
It applies to any situation where someone or something intrudes past a comfortable margin of safety: The deadline is getting too close for comfort.
Possibility of harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- near-missNarrowly averted incident
jeopardy · precarious · treacherous · unsafe · vulnerable · exposure · menace · alarming
Gradually intruding on territory
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- hoveringSuspended without support
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
Persistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- edginessRestless nervous tension
- tensionStretched or strained state
squirming · unsettling · alarming · disconcerting · unnerving · awkwardness · heebie-jeebies · skin-crawling
risk
Possibility of harm
near-miss · jeopardy · precarious · treacherous · unsafe · vulnerable · exposure · menace · alarming · risky
encroaching
Gradually intruding on territory
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
- hoveringSuspended without support
tailgating · invasion · pressing · impinging · shadow
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- edginessRestless nervous tension
tension · squirming · unsettling · alarming · disconcerting · unnerving · awkwardness · heebie-jeebies · skin-crawling · jitters
- Comfort Phrasescreature comforts, home sweet home, safe and sound, snug as a bug, cozy up
too close for comfortout of harm's way
In a secure position
miles away · nowhere near · far removed · out of range · at arm's length
too close for comfortsafe and sound
Unharmed and protected
in the clear · out of danger · no cause for concern · rest easy · home free
close, comfort, closer, closest, closely, closeness, comfortable, uncomfortable, comfortably