| narrowness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. narrowness | the property of being narrow; having little width.; "the narrowness of the road" |
| ~ width, breadth | the extent of something from side to side. |
| ~ fineness, thinness | the property of being very narrow or thin.; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. narrow-mindedness, narrowness | an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior. |
| ~ intolerance | unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs. |
| ~ parochialism | a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish. |
| ~ pettiness | narrowness of mind or ideas or views. |
| ~ provincialism | a lack of sophistication. |
| ~ denominationalism, sectarianism | a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination.; "he condemned religious sectarianism" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. narrowness | a restriction of range or scope.; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons" |
| ~ limitation, restriction | a principle that limits the extent of something.; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. narrow margin, narrowness, slimness | a small margin.; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote" |
| ~ margin | an amount beyond the minimum necessary.; "the margin of victory" |
| narrow | | |
| n. (object) | 1. narrow | a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water. |
| ~ verrazano narrows | a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn. |
| ~ strait, sound | a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water. |
| v. (change) | 2. contract, narrow | make or become more narrow or restricted.; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ bottleneck | become narrow, like a bottleneck.; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" |
| ~ taper off | become smaller or less active.; "Business tapered off" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify | define clearly.; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
| ~ determine | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of.; "the tree determines the border of the property" |
| ~ concretize | make something concrete. |
| v. (change) | 4. narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize | become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" |
| ~ vary, alter, change | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" |
| ~ overspecialise, overspecialize | become overly specialized.; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" |
| v. (change) | 5. constrict, constringe, narrow | become tight or as if tight.; "Her throat constricted" |
| ~ astringe | become constricted or compressed.; "The cold substance astringes" |
| ~ strangulate | become constricted.; "The hernia will strangulate" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| adj. | 6. narrow | not wide.; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
| ~ narrow-minded, narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
| ~ limited | small in range or scope.; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" |
| ~ thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" |
| ~ constricting, constrictive, narrowing | (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom. |
| ~ narrowed | reduced in size as by squeezing together.; "his narrowed eyes" |
| ~ narrow-mouthed | having a narrow mouth. |
| ~ slender, thin | very narrow.; "a thin line across the page" |
| ~ strait | narrow.; "strait is the gate" |
| ~ straplike | long and narrow like a strap.; "straplike leaves" |
| ~ narrowing, tapered, tapering | becoming gradually narrower.; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs" |
| adj. | 7. narrow | limited in size or scope.; "the narrow sense of a word" |
| ~ limited | small in range or scope.; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" |
| adj. | 8. narrow, narrow-minded | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" |
| ~ close-minded, closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas. |
| ~ dogmatic, dogmatical | characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. |
| ~ illiberal, intolerant | narrow-minded about cherished opinions. |
| ~ opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated | obstinate in your opinions. |
| ~ small-minded, petty | contemptibly narrow in outlook.; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" |
| ~ narrow | not wide.; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
| adj. | 9. narrow | very limited in degree.; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" |
| ~ marginal, bare | just barely adequate or within a lower limit.; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" |
| adj. | 10. minute, narrow | characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
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