Have you ever had a narrow escape?
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Narrow
/ˈnæɹ.əʊ/
Synonyms for "narrow" (586 found)
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Closest matches (118)
abateabbreviateabridgeabstemiousaccentedaccurateacuteadjustadjust toalteralveolarangustifoliateangustirostrateangustisellateangustiseptalapicalapico-alveolarapico-dentalarmarticulated
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asceticassimilatedassuageattentiveattenuatedaustereauthoritarianbackbackwardbadly offbarytonebaybayoube intobe strong inbeltbightbigotbigotedbilabialbornebottleneckboundboundedboxbox inbox upbroadcacuminalcanalcarefulcensorcensoriouscentralcerebralchannelcheckedchinchycircumscribecircumscribedcloseclose-fittingclosedclosed mindedclosefistedcoarctcompactcompressconcentratecondenseconditionconditionedconfineconfinedconfiningconscientiousconsolidateconsonantconsonantalconstrictconstrictedconstringecontaincontinuantcontractcopyrightcopyrightedcorrectcovecrampcrampedcreedboundcreekcriticalcrowdedcurtaildeafdeaf to reasondecrease
Adverb(1 words)
barely adequate margin
Adjective(9 words)
Noun(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (175)
defiledefinitedelicatedemandingdemuredenotativedentaldetaileddeterminatediminishdisciplinedisciplineddissimilateddistilldistresseddorsaldown to bedrockdrawdraw indraw the line
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draw togetherdwarfeddwarfishembarrassedestuaryethnocentricexactexactingexceptionalexcludingexclusiveexclusoryexigentexiguousexquisitefanaticalfeaturefeeling the pinchfinefinicalfinickingfinickyfinitefiordfirthfixedfjordflatfocusfollowfrithfrontfrugalfussygenteelglideglossalglottalgo ingo in forgulfgutgutturalhairbreadthharborhardhard upheavyhedgehedge abouthemhem inhideboundhighill offill-offilliberalimpecuniousimpoverishedin narrow circumstancesin queer streetin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstancesinadmissibleincapaciousincommodiousineffectualinexorableinflexibleinsularintolerantintonatedisthmianisthmicisthmusjejunekeep from spreadingkeep within boundsknitlabiallabiodentallabiovelarland-poorlaterallaxleanleavenlentenlessenlightlimitlimitedlingualliquidlittlelittle mindedlittle-mindedlocalizelochlowluckymajor inmeagermeanmean-mindedmean-spiritedmercenarymeticulousmidmid victorianmid-victorianmingyminor inminutemiserlymitigatemoderatemoderatedmodifymodulatemonophthongalmouthmutednarrow gaugenarrow minded
Adjective(13 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(10 words)
funnelfunnelinggerman dünnhairlinehairsbreadthhate speech limitsleppylimit decisionslimited warrantymore qualifying
Related words (293)
narrow-heartednarrow-mindednarrow-soulednarrow-spiritednarrowednarrowingnarrowsnasalnasalizednearnear-sightednearsightedneckniceniggardniggardlyobdurateocclusiveold-maidishon the edge
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openout of pocketovermodestoversimplifyoxytonepalatalpalatalizedpalliatepaltryparochialparsimoniousparticularpartisanpasspassagepatentpatentedpettypharyngealpharyngealizedphonemicphoneticphonicpinchedpinchingpitchpitchedpoorpoorly offposttonicpreciseprecisianisticprecisionisticpreclusiveprescribedprescriptivepreventivepriggishprimprohibitiveproscribedprovincialprudishpuckerpucker uppunctiliouspunctualpunypurblindpurifypuritanicalpursepursuequakerishqualifiedqualifyreachreducereduce to elementsreducedrefinerefinedregisterregulateregulate byreligiousrestrainrestrictrestrictedrestrictiveretroflexrigidrigorousroadroundedsanctimoniousscantscantyscrawnyscrimpscrimpyscrupulousscrutinizingsearchingseasonseclusivesectariansegregativeselectselectiveselfishsemivowelseparativesetset conditionsset limitssharpshortshort of cashshort of fundsshortenshortsightedsimplifyskimpskimpyslenderslightslimsmallsmall mindedsmall-mindedsmugsnapesnobbishsoftsoftensolidifysonantsoundsparesparingspartanspecializespecialize insqueezedstarvationstiff neckedstiff-neckedstingystintstintedstoppedstraitstraitenstraitenedstraitlacedstraitsstranglestrangulatestrappedstreamlinestressedstrictstrip downstrongstuffystuntedsubsistencesubtlesurdsyllabictapertaperingtempertensethickthinthroatthroatytighttight-fistedtightentonaltonictoughtwangyunaccenteduncatholicuncharitableungenerousunliberalunmoneyedunnourishingunnutritiousunprosperousunroundedunstressedvelarvictorianvocalicvocoidvoicedvoicelessvowelvowellikewateredwateryweakwidewrinklexenophobic
Adjective(39 words)
narrow-mindednarrowerniche market segmentpokyprejudicedreducerefinerestrictrestrictedrestricted designrestricted frameworkrestricted statusshrinksiloed systemslenderslight amountslimslimmestspecialized chemistry coursespecialized course
Verb(19 words)
Noun(18 words)
neckingneckspeakingpencilqualifying term phrasereductionistrestricted areaskinny jeansslimmingsmall areaspecializingsquintingstenotusstraiteningsubsetssummative assessmenttapersthin slice
Determiner(1 words)
one dimensional planning
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More general
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16 entriesbiased viewpointfilteringlimited outlooknarrow focusnarrow hallwaynarrow lanenarrow scopenarrow streetnarrow topicpinchrefinementscreeningshortlistingshrinkspecializationtaper
Collocations
8 entriesnarrow escapenarrow focusnarrow marginnarrow pathnarrow perspectivenarrow rangenarrow roadnarrow scope
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
Enter by the narrow gate.
Source: tatoeba (18957)
Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.
Source: tatoeba (18960)
I had a narrow escape.
Source: tatoeba (20724)
Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.