Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Adjective

Noun

The word "narrow" can be used as adjective, verb, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

broad thick wide wide widen

Derived Terms

go narrow narrow AI narrow artificial intelligence narrow bank narrow banking narrow boat narrow cloth narrow construction narrow down narrow escape narrow gauge narrow house narrow minded narrow mindedness narrow road narrow sea narrow squeak narrow tailoring narrow transcription narrow up narrow work narrow-angle lens narrow-banded dartwhite narrow-bellied seahorse narrow-cut narrow-fisted narrow-gage narrow-gauge narrow-gutted narrow-leaf ash narrow-leaved mallee narrow-leaved poison narrow-minded narrow-nosed rhino narrow-nosed rhinoceros narrow-sighted narrow-souled narrow-spectrum narrow-width effect narrow-winged tree cricket narrowable narrowband narrowboat narrowbody narrowcast narrower narrowfield narrowhead narrowing narrowish narrowleaf narrowsome overnarrow renarrow straight and narrow supernarrow ultranarrow unnarrow

Distinct From

broad thick wide

Context

knitting phonetics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alter change determine small sound strait tighten vary

Type Of (IsA)

strait

Manner Of

change

Related Terms

narrowly narrowness

Related Terms

adjective alley alleyway bigoted circumscribed close contract depth distance extent fit flexibility hallway lake latitude length limited little little width margin measurement narrow minded opening passage qualitative qualitative measurement qualities reduce restrictive sea sea passage skinny skinny hallway skinny tendencies slender slim small small distance small opening small width space squeeze strait straitened stream tendencies thin thin qualities thinness tight tight space very very thin wide width

Similar Terms

bare careful close-minded closed-minded constricting constricting constrictive dogmatic dogmatical illiberal intolerant limited limited marginal marginal narrow mouthed narrow-minded narrow-mouthed narrowed narrowed narrowing opinionated opinionative petty self-opinionated slender slender small-minded strait strait straplike straplike tapered tapered tapering thin

Synonym Network

constrict minute narrow minded pin down specialize taper

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