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English adjective: narrowing | |||
| 1. | narrowing becoming gradually narrower | ||
| Samples | Long tapering fingers. Trousers with tapered legs. | ||
| Synonyms | tapered, tapering | ||
| Similar | narrow | ||
| Antonyms | broad, wide | ||
| 2. | narrowing (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | ||
| Synonyms | constricting, constrictive | ||
| Similar | narrow | ||
| Antonyms | broad, wide | ||
English noun: narrowing | |||
| 1. | narrowing (attribute) an instance of becoming narrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bottleneck, chokepoint, coarctation, constriction, taper | ||
| 2. | narrowing (process) a decrease in width | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, decrement | ||
| Antonyms | widening, broadening | ||
| 3. | narrowing (act) the act of making something narrower | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of shape | ||
| Antonyms | broadening, widening | ||
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