English dictionary

narrow

/'n/&/r/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

not wide

adj.all

Examples
A narrow bridge.

A narrow line across the page.

Antonyms broad wide

Source: WordNet 3.0
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

adj.all

Examples
A brilliant but narrow-minded judge.

Narrow opinions.

Synonyms narrow-minded

Antonyms broad-minded

Source: WordNet 3.0
very limited in degree

adj.all

Examples
Won by a narrow margin.

A narrow escape.

Antonyms wide

Source: WordNet 3.0
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.

noun

Source: webster1913

make or become more narrow or restricted

verb.change

Examples
The selection was narrowed.

The road narrowed.

Synonyms contract

Antonyms widen

Source: WordNet 3.0
define clearly

verb.cognition

Examples
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.

Synonyms nail down narrow down peg down pin down specify

Source: WordNet 3.0
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

verb.change

Synonyms narrow down specialise specialize

Antonyms branch out broaden diversify

Source: WordNet 3.0
become tight or as if tight

verb.change

Synonyms constrict constringe

Source: WordNet 3.0
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.

verb

Source: webster1913
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.

verb

Source: webster1913