Synonyms for narrow
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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

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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

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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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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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1. Mark Meadows:

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2. Kirk Boodry:

   With SoftBank shares trading more than 50% below fair value, buying back shares is a good idea. Not only is it a good price but previous buybacks have helped that holding company discount to meaningfully narrow.

3. Mitt Romney:

   I think it will probably narrow down at some point to a smaller group than 15, but I don't know who those (candidates) will be. I'm not sure they'll all be the eight that I'm closest to from a policy standpoint, it may be some I have a little more distance from.

4. Debra Aho Williamson:

   Instagram Stories are in themselves already more intimate. You can share things that are maybe a bit less polished, less perfect, [ and ] daily moments from your life, from there is the ability to narrow the audience. I think that's valuable.

5. Peter Feaver:

   Triangulation is a risky game because if you get the language off, you may commit yourself in a campaign to a line that makes no sense when you are governing, this is one of the hardest problems for newcomers and challengers when they are campaigning for president. By giving applause lines that work for the narrow segments of ideologically hardened factions that they are trying to win over for the primary, they can lock themselves into policy positions that are not sound when they actually win.