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narrow

/ narrow /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Type of:
strait sound
Kinds of:
Verrazano Narrows
Derived:
contract
adjective Sense 2
not wide
"a narrow bridge"
"a narrow line across the page"
Similar:
constricting constrictive narrowing narrowed slender thin strait straplike
Opposites:
wide broad
See also:
limited narrow-minded thin
adjective satellite Sense 3
limited in size or scope
"the narrow sense of a word"
Similar:
limited
adjective Sense 4
very limited in degree
"won by a narrow margin"
"a narrow escape"
Similar:
bare(a) marginal
Opposites:
wide
verb Sense 5
make or become more narrow or restricted
"The selection was narrowed"
"The road narrowed"
Opposites:
widen
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
bottleneck taper off
Derived:
contraction narrowing
See also:
pin down narrow down specialize specialise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 6
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"
"a narrow scrutiny"
"an exact and minute report"
Similar:
careful
adjective Sense 7
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
"a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"
"narrow opinions"
Similar:
close-minded closed-minded dogmatic dogmatical illiberal intolerant opinionated opinionative
Opposites:
broad-minded
verb Sense 8
become more special
"We specialize in dried flowers"
Opposites:
diversify branch out broaden
Type of:
change alter vary
Kinds of:
overspecialize overspecialise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
become tight or as if tight
"Her throat constricted"
Type of:
tighten
Kinds of:
astringe strangulate
Derived:
narrowing constriction bottleneck chokepoint coarctation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
define clearly
"I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
Type of:
determine
Kinds of:
concretize
Derived:
specifier
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
20
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

strait sound Verrazano Narrows constricting constrictive narrowing narrowed slender thin straplike wide broad