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- pronunciation:
- nae
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- narrow down
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
narrower, narrowest |
| definition 1: |
having little breadth or width.
The streets of the old village are narrow, and cars are not allowed.Those shoes are too narrow for my feet.- synonyms:
- slender, slight, thin
- antonyms:
- broad, wide
- similar words:
- fine, limited, little, slim, spare, tapered
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| definition 2: |
offering restricted space or room.
The bedroom has only a narrow closet.- synonyms:
- close, cramped, squeezed, tight
- antonyms:
- wide
- similar words:
- confined, constricted, incommodious, restricted, small
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| definition 3: |
without flexibility; rigid.
She thinks her father has a narrow viewpoint about art.- synonyms:
- inflexible, rigid, set
- antonyms:
- broad
- similar words:
- closed, fixed, little, narrow-minded, strict
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| definition 4: |
barely adequate; close.
The prisoners made a narrow escape.- synonyms:
- close, near, slender, tight
- antonyms:
- sweeping
- similar words:
- meager, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare
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| definition 5: |
careful or meticulous; intensely focused.
The police are carrying out a narrow search for the killer.- synonyms:
- focused, meticulous, painstaking
- antonyms:
- broad
- similar words:
- careful, close, conscientious, diligent, exact, exacting, precise, punctilious, scrupulous, thorough
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| related words: |
close, compact, elongate, petty, slight, thin, tight |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
narrows, narrowing, narrowed |
| definition: |
to become narrower.
The road narrows here, so drive carefully.The river narrows just ahead.- synonyms:
- attenuate, thin
- antonyms:
- broaden
- similar words:
- constrict, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, taper
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| related words: |
condense |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make narrower.
Having all that furniture on the side really narrows the room.The police are narrowing their investigation and focusing on only a few suspects.- antonyms:
- broaden
- similar words:
- attenuate, constrict, contract, diminish, lessen, taper, thin, tighten
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| definition 2: |
to restrict.
That plan narrows our options.- synonyms:
- circumscribe, confine, limit, restrict
- antonyms:
- extend
- similar words:
- box, constrain, constrict, hem, tighten
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| related words: |
abridge, close, condense, reduce |
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| phrase: |
narrow down |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the narrow part of an object or passageway.
- similar words:
- bottleneck, defile, neck, taper, throat
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| definition 2: |
(pl., but used with a sing. or pl. verb) a narrow part of a river, strait, or other body of water.
The new bridge spans the narrows.- synonyms:
- strait
- similar words:
- channel, firth, fjord, inlet
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| derivations: |
narrowly (adv.), narrowness (n.) |
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