Synonyms for narrowing
nar·row·ing

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1. narrowingnoun

   an instance of becoming narrow

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

2. narrowingnoun

   a decrease in width

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

3. narrowingadjective

   the act of making something narrower

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, wide, broad

4. tapered, tapering, narrowingadjective

   becoming gradually narrower

   "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"

   Synonyms:
   constricting, dwindling, tapered, tapering, tapering off, constrictive

   Antonyms:
   broadening, widening, wide, broad

5. constricting, constrictive, narrowingadjective

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonyms:
   limiting, tapered, confining, restricting, constrictive, constraining, constricting, tapering

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

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1. • Decrease
   • Shape

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1. narrowingnoun

   Synonyms:
   contraction, reduction, constriction, limitation circumscription

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1. List of paraphrases for "narrowing":

   shrinkage, stricture, shrinking, reducing, reduction, reduce, constriction, shortening

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1. Rosalind Breslow:

   Historically, the prevalence of drinking has been higher in older men than in older women, it still is, but the gender gap has been narrowing over approximately the past two decades.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   States are beginning to pull back from either applying the death penalty or narrowing the scope of the cases where it can be applied.

3. Christopher Young:

   There remains a very big gap between buyers and sellers and that hasn't been narrowing the way some expected.

4. Christopher Clark:

   This kind of narrowing can indicate more widespread arterial disease, which we know can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and death.

5. Maya Wang:

   Although Guo has been at the forefront of China's rights movement, he has also tried to keep a low profile, to remain in that narrowing space without being jailed, the fact that he's detained signals further tightening of the authorities' grip on China's civil society.