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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | narrow | Not wide |
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| 2 | narrow | Limited in size or scope | |
| 3 | narrow, narrow-minded | Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | |
| 4 | narrow | Very limited in degree | |
| 5 | narrow, minute | Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | |
| NOUN | 1 | narrow | A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
| VERB | 1 | narrow, contract | Make or become more narrow or restricted |
| 2 | narrow, pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify | Define clearly | |
| 3 | narrow, specialize, specialise, narrow down | Become more special | |
| 4 | narrow, constrict, constringe | Become tight or as if tight |
| Sounds | nae'row; neh'row |
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| Rhymes | Afro, allegro, arrow, and 70 more rhymes in row... |
| Meaning | Not wide. |
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| Examples | "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
| Contrary | wide, broad |
| Similar | constricting, constrictive, narrowing; narrowed; narrow-mouthed; slender, thin; strait; straplike; tapered, tapering, narrowing |
| See also | narrow-minded, narrow; limited; thin |
| Attribute of | width, breadth |
| Nouns | narrowness |
| Meaning | Limited in size or scope. |
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| Examples | "the narrow sense of a word" |
| Similar to | limited |
| Nouns | narrowness |
| Adverbs | narrowly |
| Meaning | Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view. |
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| Examples | "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
| Synonyms | narrow-minded |
| Contrary | broad-minded |
| Similar | close-minded, closed-minded; dogmatic, dogmatical; illiberal, intolerant; opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated; petty, small-minded |
| See also | narrow |
| Nouns | narrowness |
| Meaning | Very limited in degree. |
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| Examples | "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" |
| Contrary | wide |
| Similar | bare, marginal |
| Nouns | narrowness |
| Meaning | Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination. |
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| Examples | "a narrow scrutiny" |
| Synonyms | minute |
| Similar to | careful |
| Meaning | A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water. |
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| Broader | strait, sound |
| Instances | Verrazano Narrows |
| Verbs | narrow |
| Meaning | Make or become more narrow or restricted. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" |
| Synonyms | contract |
| Contrary | widen |
| Broader | change |
| See also | narrow down |
| Narrower | bottleneck; taper off |
| Nouns | narrow; narrowing |
| Meaning | Define clearly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| Synonyms | pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify |
| Broader | determine |
| Narrower | concretize |
| Meaning | Become more special. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | specialize, specialise, narrow down |
| Contrary | diversify, branch out, broaden |
| Broader | change, alter, vary |
| Narrower | overspecialize, overspecialise |
| Meaning | Become tight or as if tight. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | constrict, constringe |
| Broader | tighten |
| Narrower | astringe; strangulate |
| Nouns | narrowing |
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