All narrow synonyms
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N n verb narrow
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- tighten β make more snug or secure
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- constrict β If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- taper β to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
adjective narrow
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- compressed β Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- confining β to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
- exclusive β An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- near β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- pent β a simple past tense and past participle of pen2 .
- pinched β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- scant β barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scanty β scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- select β to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shrunken β a past participle of shrink.
- spare β to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- strait β Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- tapering β to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- determinate β Determinate means fixed and definite.
- exiguous β Very small in size or amount.
- incapacious β Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- linear β of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- paltry β ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- threadlike β a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- intolerant β not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- small-minded β selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
- biassed β a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazineβs bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- biased β If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- conservative β A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- narrow-minded β having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- partial β being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- prejudiced β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- reactionary β of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- bigoted β Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- dogmatic β relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- hidebound β narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- illiberal β narrowminded; bigoted.
- inexorable β unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inflexible β not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- obdurate β unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- parochial β of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- cheap β Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- stingy β having a sting.