English adjective: narrow | |||
1. | narrow not wide | ||
Samples | A narrow bridge. A narrow line across the page. | ||
Similar | constricting, constrictive, narrow-mouthed, narrowed, narrowing, narrowing, slender, strait, straplike, tapered, tapering, thin | ||
See also | limited, narrow, narrow-minded, thin | ||
Attribute | breadth, width | ||
Antonyms | broad, wide | ||
2. | narrow limited in size or scope | ||
Samples | The narrow sense of a word. | ||
Similar | limited | ||
Antonyms | unlimited, limitless | ||
3. | narrow lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | ||
Samples | A brilliant but narrow-minded judge. Narrow opinions. | ||
Synonyms | narrow-minded | ||
Similar | close-minded, closed-minded, dogmatic, dogmatical, illiberal, intolerant, opinionated, opinionative, petty, self-opinionated, small-minded | ||
See also | narrow | ||
Antonyms | broad-minded | ||
4. | narrow very limited in degree | ||
Samples | Won by a narrow margin. A narrow escape. | ||
Similar | bare, marginal | ||
Antonyms | wide | ||
5. | narrow characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | ||
Samples | A minute inspection of the grounds. A narrow scrutiny. An exact and minute report. | ||
Synonyms | minute | ||
Similar | careful | ||
Antonyms | careless | ||
English noun: narrow | |||
1. | narrow (object) a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound, strait | ||
Instance hyponym | Verrazano Narrows | ||
English verb: narrow | |||
1. | narrow (change) make or become more narrow or restricted | ||
Samples | The selection was narrowed. The road narrowed. | ||
Synonyms | contract | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bottleneck, taper off | ||
Antonyms | widen | ||
2. | narrow (cognition) define clearly | ||
Samples | I cannot narrow down the rules for this game. | ||
Synonyms | nail down, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | determine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | concretize | ||
3. | narrow (change) become more focus on an area of activity or field of study | ||
Samples | She specializes in Near Eastern history. | ||
Synonyms | narrow down, specialise, specialize | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, vary | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | overspecialise, overspecialize | ||
Antonyms | branch out, broaden, diversify | ||
4. | narrow (change) become tight or as if tight | ||
Samples | Her throat constricted. | ||
Synonyms | constrict, constringe | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tighten | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | astringe, strangulate | ||