Synonyms for narrow
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Lacking breadth
close, cramped, tight, confined, shrunken, compressed, slender, thin, fine, linear, threadlike, tapering, tapered, slim, spare, scant, scanty, incapacious, attenuated, strait, coarctate, lanky, spindling, small, meager; see also restricted.
Antonyms broad, wide, extensive.
Lacking tolerance
dogmatic, narrow-minded, parochial; see conservative, conventional 3, prejudiced.
Lacking understanding
ill-advised, imprudent, irrational; see stupid 1.
Lacking a comfortable margin
close, near, precarious; see dangerous 1, endangered, unsafe.
See narrow in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Affording little room for movement:
close, confining, cramped, crowded, snug, tight. See tightenNot broad or elevated in scope or understanding:
limited, little, narrow-minded, petty, small, small-minded. See limited, wideHaving the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:
insular, limited, local, narrow-minded, parochial, provincial, small-town. See limited
verb
To make smaller or narrower:
constrict, constringe. See tighten, wide
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