near miss nearly • nearmost · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · near miss · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided. Synonyms: near miss. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073