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- pronunciation:
- nae
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
narrower, narrowest |
| definition 1: |
not wide or broad.
The bus could not pass through that narrow alley.- synonyms:
- slender, slight, thin
- antonyms:
- broad, wide
- similar words:
- fine, little, slim, spare, tapered
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| definition 2: |
being fixed in ideas or opinions.
People with narrow minds don't often trust new ideas.- synonyms:
- inflexible, rigid, set
- similar words:
- fixed, little, strict
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| definition 3: |
barely enough; close.
We had a narrow escape when the tornado passed two blocks from our house.- synonyms:
- close, near, slender, tight
- similar words:
- meager, scant, spare
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| related words: |
close, compact, slight, thin, tight |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
narrows, narrowing, narrowed |
| definition 1: |
to become narrower.
The road narrows here, so drive carefully.- synonyms:
- thin
- antonyms:
- broaden
- similar words:
- constrict, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, taper
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| definition 2: |
to make narrower.
The police narrowed the area of their search for the lost child.- antonyms:
- broaden
- similar words:
- constrict, contract, diminish, lessen, taper, thin, tighten
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| related words: |
condense, reduce |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(plural, but used with a singular or plural verb) a narrow part of a river or other body of water.
The bridge spanned the narrows.- synonyms:
- strait
- similar words:
- channel, fjord, inlet
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| derivations: |
narrowly (adv.), narrowness (n.) |
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