narrow
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Types & categories
- strait hypernym
- Verrazano Narrows instance hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make or become more narrow or restricted
The selection was narrowed
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- bottleneck hyponym
- taper off hyponym
Related & opposite
- specialize also see
- widen antonym
- contraction derivation
- narrowing derivation
- narrow derivation
Sense 3 adjective
not wide
a narrow bridge
Related & opposite
- narrow-minded also see
- limited also see
- thin also see
- broad antonym
- width attribute
- narrowness derivation
- narrow derivation
- constrictive similar to
- narrowed similar to
- narrow-mouthed similar to
- slender similar to
- strait similar to
- straplike similar to
- tapering similar to
Sense 4 verb
define clearly
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Types & categories
- determine hypernym
- concretize hyponym
Related & opposite
- specifier derivation
Sense 5 adjective
limited in size or scope
the narrow sense of a word
Related & opposite
- narrowness derivation
- limited similar to
Sense 6 verb
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
She specializes in Near Eastern history
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
- overspecialize hyponym
Related & opposite
- branch out antonym
Sense 7 adjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
a brilliant but narrow-minded judge
Related & opposite
- narrow also see
- broad-minded antonym
- narrow-mindedness derivation
- close-minded similar to
- dogmatic similar to
- illiberal similar to
- opinionated similar to
- small-minded similar to
Sense 8 verb
become tight or as if tight
Her throat constricted
Types & categories
- tighten hypernym
- astringe hyponym
- strangulate hyponym
Related & opposite
- narrowing derivation
- coarctation derivation
- constriction derivation
Sense 9 adjective
very limited in degree
won by a narrow margin
Related & opposite
Sense 10 adjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
a minute inspection of the grounds
Related & opposite
- minuteness derivation
- careful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | strait |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Verrazano Narrows |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | specialize |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | widen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | contraction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrowing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottleneck |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | taper off |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | narrow-minded |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | limited |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | thin |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | broad |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | width |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrowness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | constrictive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | narrowed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | narrow-mouthed |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | slender |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | strait |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | straplike |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | tapering |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | specifier |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | determine |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | concretize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrowness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | limited |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | branch out |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | overspecialize |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | broad-minded |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow-mindedness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | close-minded |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | dogmatic |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | illiberal |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | opinionated |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | small-minded |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrowing |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | coarctation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | constriction |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | tighten |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | astringe |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | strangulate |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | wide |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | slimness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | barea |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | minuteness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | careful |