Synonyms for narrow
ˈnær oʊnar·row

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1. narrowverb

   Antonyms:
   wide

2. narrowverb

   having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

   a narrow hallway

   Antonyms:
   wide

3. narrowadjective

   Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

   a narrow interpretation

   Antonyms:
   wide

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. narrow

   Synonyms:
   bounded, brief, circumscribed, evanescent, finite, limited, little, measurable, moderate, restricted, shallow, short, small, transient, transitory

   Antonyms:
   absolute, boundless, countless, eternal, illimitable, immeasurable, infinite, innumerable, interminable, limitless, measureless, numberless, unbounded, unconditioned, unfathomable, unlimited, unmeasured

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. narrow

   Synonyms:
   straight, straightened, slender, thin, spare, contracted, limited, cramped, pinched, scant, close, scrutinizing, near, bigoted, niggardly, tight

   Antonyms:
   wide, broad, ample, thick, expanded, easy, liberal

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. narrowadjective

   a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

   Antonyms:
   wide, bird's-eye, unlimited, careless, beamy, wide-screen(a), limitless, broad-brimmed, fanlike, sweeping, comfortable, panoramic, broad, deep, widen

2. narrowadjective

   not wide

   "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

   Antonyms:
   limitless, wide, broad, wide-screen(a), unlimited, comfortable, deep, careless, sweeping, fanlike, bird's-eye, panoramic, broad-brimmed, beamy, widen

3. narrowadjective

   limited in size or scope

   "the narrow sense of a word"

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

   Antonyms:
   beamy, careless, sweeping, unlimited, broad-brimmed, limitless, deep, panoramic, wide-screen(a), comfortable, broad, wide, fanlike, bird's-eye, widen

4. narrow-minded, narrowadjective

   lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

   "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

   Synonyms:
   minute, narrow-minded, shockable

   Antonyms:
   limitless, wide-screen(a), fanlike, broad, beamy, comfortable, deep, careless, wide, sweeping, broad-brimmed, unlimited, panoramic, bird's-eye, widen

5. narrowadjective

   very limited in degree

   "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

   Antonyms:
   broad, limitless, wide, bird's-eye, sweeping, careless, unlimited, panoramic, deep, broad-brimmed, wide-screen(a), comfortable, beamy, fanlike, widen

6. minute, narrowverb

   characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

   "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute, infinitesimal

   Antonyms:
   fanlike, wide-screen(a), limitless, broad-brimmed, sweeping, bird's-eye, panoramic, beamy, wide, careless, comfortable, unlimited, deep, broad, widen

7. narrow, contractverb

   make or become more narrow or restricted

   "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

   Synonyms:
   peg down, sign, condense, nail down, sign up, specialize, abbreviate, constrict, press, shrink, specialise, take, undertake, foreshorten, cut, shorten, constringe, narrow down, specify, squeeze, get, compress, contract, sign on, abridge, concentrate, reduce, pin down, compact

   Antonyms:
   careless, comfortable, beamy, broad, fanlike, wide, wide-screen(a), unlimited, limitless, sweeping, bird's-eye, deep, broad-brimmed, panoramic, widen

8. pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specifyverb

   define clearly

   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

   Synonyms:
   particularise, constrict, qualify, pin up, destine, nail, peg down, fix, trap, delineate, pin down, determine, particularize, assign, define, specify, finalise, intend, nail down, contract, designate, specialize, delimit, specialise, constringe, peg, set apart, delimitate, stipulate, limit, set, condition, finalize, narrow down, settle

   Antonyms:
   beamy, limitless, bird's-eye, unlimited, fanlike, sweeping, broad-brimmed, deep, wide-screen(a), broad, wide, comfortable, careless, panoramic, widen

9. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow downverb

   become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

   "She specializes in Near Eastern history"

   Synonyms:
   particularise, constringe, speciate, particularize, peg down, nail down, specialise, differentiate, narrow down, contract, specify, pin down, specialize, constrict

   Antonyms:
   sweeping, wide-screen(a), careless, wide, comfortable, broad, fanlike, unlimited, beamy, deep, panoramic, limitless, broad-brimmed, bird's-eye, widen

10. constrict, constringe, narrowverb

    become tight or as if tight

    "Her throat constricted"

    Synonyms:
    specialize, constringe, press, squeeze, nail down, compact, constrict, peg down, narrow down, contract, specify, pin down, specialise, compress

    Antonyms:
    broad-brimmed, limitless, wide, broad, bird's-eye, fanlike, wide-screen(a), sweeping, comfortable, beamy, panoramic, unlimited, careless, deep, widen

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   of little breadth

2. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   contracted, circumscribed, limited, confined, straitened, cramped, pinched, scanty, incapacious, of small extent

3. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   bigoted, selfish, niggardly, mean, ungenerous, parsimonious, covetous, mercenary, illiberal

4. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   close, near, within a little, with little to spare, within narrow limits

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1. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   limited, circumscribed, incapacious, contracted, straitened, cramped, bigoted, illiberal, uncatholic, narrow-minded, insular

2. narrowverb

   Synonyms:
   contract, reduce, constrict, restrict, limit, cramp, confine

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1. List of paraphrases for "narrow":

   close, narrow-minded, parochial, restrictive, limited, tight, restricted, reduce, cramped, restrict, strait, strict, petty, blinkered, small

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How to use narrow in a sentence?

1. Caryn Dutton:

   It's really helpful when a patient comes in with notes on their phone or calendar and can say,' I didn't sleep well, and my hot flashes were worse the next day.' It helps narrow down the triggers and identify patterns.

2. Seth Harris:

   Both sides are hemmed in, so they have found a way to navigate the narrow path those laws have carved for them.

3. Richard Neal:

   Tax policy is pretty complicated. There are times when individual returns can instruct you. Other times, you might seek a business return, it has to conform to the principle of a pretty narrow law.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   We’d be glad to do comprehensive immigration reform, like the Senate bill from 2013, that has more of what both sides want but that will take time, there is an immediate need to protect the DACA recipients, so the deal will be more narrow than that.

5. Julia Smith:

   We think about this crisis in very narrow terms, only focusing on the health impacts, but we're missing the bigger picture.