Dictionary entry details
• NARROW (noun)
Meaning:
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("narrow" is a kind of...):
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
Instance hyponyms:
Verrazano Narrows (a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn)
• NARROW (adjective)
Meaning:
Not wide
Context examples:
a narrow bridge / a narrow line across the page
Similar:
narrow-mouthed (having a narrow mouth)
strait (strict and severe)
slender; thin (very narrow)
narrowing; tapered; tapering (becoming gradually narrower)
narrowed (reduced in size as by squeezing together)
constricting; constrictive; narrowing ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)
straplike (long and narrow like a strap)
Also:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
limited (small in range or scope)
narrow; narrow-minded (lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view)
Attribute:
breadth; width (the extent of something from side to side)
Antonym:
wide (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other)
Meaning:
Limited in size or scope
Context example:
the narrow sense of a word
Similar:
limited (small in range or scope)
Meaning:
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
Synonyms:
narrow-minded; narrow
Context examples:
a brilliant but narrow-minded judge / narrow opinions
Similar:
petty; small-minded (contemptibly narrow in outlook)
opinionated; opinionative; self-opinionated (obstinate in your opinions)
illiberal; intolerant (narrow-minded about cherished opinions)
dogmatic; dogmatical (characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles)
close-minded; closed-minded (not ready to receive to new ideas)
Also:
narrow (not wide)
Meaning:
Very limited in degree
Context examples:
won by a narrow margin / a narrow escape
Similar:
bare; marginal (just barely adequate or within a lower limit)
Antonym:
wide (great in degree)
Meaning:
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Synonyms:
minute; narrow
Context examples:
a minute inspection of the grounds / a narrow scrutiny / an exact and minute report
Similar:
careful (exercising caution or showing care or attention)
• NARROW (verb)
Meaning:
Make or become more narrow or restricted
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
narrow; contract
Context examples:
The selection was narrowed / The road narrowed
Hypernyms (to "narrow" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "narrow"):
bottleneck (become narrow, like a bottleneck)
taper off (become smaller or less active)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
widen (become broader or wider or more extensive)
Also:
narrow down (become more special)
Meaning:
Define clearly
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
pin down; narrow down; peg down; narrow; nail down; specify
Context example:
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Hypernyms (to "narrow" is one way to...):
determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "narrow"):
concretize (make something concrete)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Become more special
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
specialize; narrow down; narrow; specialise
Context example:
We specialize in dried flowers
Hypernyms (to "narrow" is one way to...):
alter; change; vary (make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "narrow"):
overspecialise; overspecialize (become overly specialized)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Become tight or as if tight
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
constringe; constrict; narrow
Context example:
Her throat constricted
Hypernyms (to "narrow" is one way to...):
tighten (become tight or tighter)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "narrow"):
astringe (become constricted or compressed)
strangulate (become constricted)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
