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Meaning of narrow in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈnɛroʊ/

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  1. Verb

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. make or become more narrow or restricted

    Examples

    • « The selection was narrowed »
    • « The road narrowed »

    Antonyms

    • widen
  2. 2. define clearly

    Examples

    • « I cannot narrow down the rules for this game »
  3. 3. become more special

    Examples

    • « We specialize in dried flowers »

    Antonyms

    • diversify
    • branch out
    • broaden
    • diversify
    • branch out
    • broaden
  4. 4. become tight or as if tight

    Examples

    • « Her throat constricted »
  5. Classifying Adjective

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. limited in size or scope

    Examples

    • « the narrow sense of a word »

    Synonyms

    • limited
  6. 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
  7. Noun

    narrow

    Definitions

    1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 3. very limited in degree

    Examples

    • « won by a narrow margin »
    • « a narrow escape »

    Synonyms

    • bare(a)
    • marginal

    Antonyms

    • wide

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