Defenition of the word narrow
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Defenition of the word narrow
- Having a small width.
- To reduce in width or extent.
- become tight ar as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
- limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
- not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
- very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
- a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
- define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
- become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
- become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
- become tight or as if tight
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
- define clearly
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- limited in size or scope
- not wide
- very limited in degree
Synonyms for the word narrow
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- constrict
- constringe
- contract
- minute
- nail down
- narrow down
- narrow-minded
- peg down
- pin down
- specialize
- specify
Similar words in the narrow
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- bare
- bare(a)
- careful
- close-minded
- closed-minded
- constricting
- constrictive
- dogmatic
- dogmatical
- illiberal
- intolerant
- limited
- little
- marginal
- narrow
- narrow down
- narrow-minded
- narrowed
- narrowing
- opinionated
- opinionative
- petty
- pin down
- self-opinionated
- slender
- small
- small-minded
- specialize
- strait
- straplike
- tapered
- tapering
- thin
Hyponyms for the word narrow
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- astringe
- bottleneck
- concretize
- overspecialise
- overspecialize
- strangulate
- taper off
- Verrazano Narrows
Hypernyms for the word narrow
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- alter
- change
- determine
- sound
- strait
- tighten
- vary
Antonyms for the word narrow
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- branch out
- broad
- broad-minded
- broaden
- diversify
- wide
- widen
Idioms for the word narrow
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- narrow majority
- narrow bed
- narrow house
- narrow home
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