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Meaning of narrow in English
Pronunciation
/ˈnɛroʊ/
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Verb
narrow
Definitions
1.
make or become more narrow or restricted
Examples
« The selection was narrowed »
« The road narrowed »
Antonyms
widen
2.
define clearly
Examples
« I cannot narrow down the rules for this game »
3.
become more special
Examples
« We specialize in dried flowers »
Antonyms
diversify
branch out
broaden
diversify
branch out
broaden
4.
become tight or as if tight
Examples
« Her throat constricted »
Classifying Adjective
narrow
Definitions
1.
limited in size or scope
Examples
« the narrow sense of a word »
Synonyms
limited
2.
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Examples
« a minute inspection of the grounds »
« a narrow scrutiny »
« an exact and minute report »
Synonyms
careful
Noun
narrow
Definitions
1.
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Qualitative Adjective
narrow
Etymology
Old English nearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’
Definitions
1.
not wide
Examples
« a narrow bridge »
« a narrow line across the page »
Synonyms
constricting
constrictive
narrowing
narrowed
slender
thin
strait
straplike
tapered
tapering
narrowing
Antonyms
wide
broad
2.
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
Examples
« a brilliant but narrow-minded judge »
« narrow opinions »
Synonyms
close-minded
closed-minded
dogmatic
dogmatical
illiberal
intolerant
opinionated
opinionative
self-opinionated
petty
small-minded
Antonyms
broad-minded
3.
very limited in degree
Examples
« won by a narrow margin »
« a narrow escape »
Synonyms
bare(a)
marginal
Antonyms
wide