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Synonyms for narrowness
nar·row·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
narrownessnoun
the property of being narrow; having little width
"the narrowness of the road"
Synonyms:
narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrownessnoun
an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
Synonyms:
narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindednessnarrownessnoun
a restriction of range or scope
"the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"
Synonyms:
narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindednessnarrow margin, narrowness, slimnessnoun
a small margin
"the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"
Synonyms:
slightness, slenderness, narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindedness
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
narrownessnoun
Synonyms:
contractedness, incapaciousness, circumscription
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How to use narrowness in a sentence?
Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is. It is not due to trade but to intensity of self-seeking, combined with narrowness of occupation. Business has destroyed the very knowledge in us of all other natural forces except business.
In the end, it's not really about Keystone. It's about judgment, it's about the narrowness that allowed one project in one industry - however large and important the project and industry - to define one of the most positive and prosperous bilateral relationships the world has ever known.
Old age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
In all living there is a certain narrowness of application which leads to breadth and power. We have to concent on a thing in order to master it. Then we must be broad enough not to be narrowed by our specialties.
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children.
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