Antonyms for narrowingnar·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"

   Antonyms:
   broadening, widening, wide, broad

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

5. constricting, constrictive, narrowingadjective

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

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

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1. narrowingnoun

   Synonyms:
   contraction, reduction, constriction, limitation circumscription

How to use narrowing in a sentence?

1. Nick Stamenkovic:

   At the very least it appears the gap between the IMF and the Germans appears to be narrowing and that has been very well received by investors.

2. 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.

3. Matt Schultz:

   The field is narrowing, even if no one really drops.

4. William Sweet:

   What we thought was extremely rare, large floods invading coastal cities on a regular basis, is becoming more and more probable, the gap between our infrastructure and the global sea level is narrowing.

5. Calliope Holingue:

   We're seeing an increase in the white population, and that's great, but we're seeing a smaller increase in people of color. So what we need is an even larger increase to happen in those groups in order to be more confident that that disparity in care is narrowing.

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