Antonym word of narrow

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1. narrowverb

   Antonyms:
   wide

2. narrowverb

   having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

   a narrow hallway

   Antonyms:
   wide

3. narrowadjective

   Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

   a narrow interpretation

   Antonyms:
   wide

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. narrow

   Antonyms:
   absolute, boundless, countless, eternal, illimitable, immeasurable, infinite, innumerable, interminable, limitless, measureless, numberless, unbounded, unconditioned, unfathomable, unlimited, unmeasured

   Synonyms:
   bounded, brief, circumscribed, evanescent, finite, limited, little, measurable, moderate, restricted, shallow, short, small, transient, transitory

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1. narrow

   Antonyms:
   wide, broad, ample, thick, expanded, easy, liberal

   Synonyms:
   straight, straightened, slender, thin, spare, contracted, limited, cramped, pinched, scant, close, scrutinizing, near, bigoted, niggardly, tight

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Princeton’s WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. narrowadjective

   a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

   Antonyms:
   wide, bird’s-eye, unlimited, careless, beamy, wide-screen(a), limitless, broad-brimmed, fanlike, sweeping, comfortable, panoramic, broad, deep, widen

2. narrowadjective

   not wide

   «a narrow bridge»; «a narrow line across the page»

   Antonyms:
   limitless, wide, broad, wide-screen(a), unlimited, comfortable, deep, careless, sweeping, fanlike, bird’s-eye, panoramic, broad-brimmed, beamy, widen

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

3. narrowadjective

   limited in size or scope

   «the narrow sense of a word»

   Antonyms:
   beamy, careless, sweeping, unlimited, broad-brimmed, limitless, deep, panoramic, wide-screen(a), comfortable, broad, wide, fanlike, bird’s-eye, widen

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

4. narrow-minded, narrowadjective

   lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view

   «a brilliant but narrow-minded judge»; «narrow opinions»

   Antonyms:
   limitless, wide-screen(a), fanlike, broad, beamy, comfortable, deep, careless, wide, sweeping, broad-brimmed, unlimited, panoramic, bird’s-eye, widen

   Synonyms:
   minute, narrow-minded, shockable

5. narrowadjective

   very limited in degree

   «won by a narrow margin»; «a narrow escape»

   Antonyms:
   broad, limitless, wide, bird’s-eye, sweeping, careless, unlimited, panoramic, deep, broad-brimmed, wide-screen(a), comfortable, beamy, fanlike, widen

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute

6. minute, narrowverb

   characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

   «a minute inspection of the grounds»; «a narrow scrutiny»; «an exact and minute report»

   Antonyms:
   fanlike, wide-screen(a), limitless, broad-brimmed, sweeping, bird’s-eye, panoramic, beamy, wide, careless, comfortable, unlimited, deep, broad, widen

   Synonyms:
   narrow-minded, minute, infinitesimal

7. narrow, contractverb

   make or become more narrow or restricted

   «The selection was narrowed»; «The road narrowed»

   Antonyms:
   careless, comfortable, beamy, broad, fanlike, wide, wide-screen(a), unlimited, limitless, sweeping, bird’s-eye, deep, broad-brimmed, panoramic, widen

   Synonyms:
   peg down, sign, condense, nail down, sign up, specialize, abbreviate, constrict, press, shrink, specialise, take, undertake, foreshorten, cut, shorten, constringe, narrow down, specify, squeeze, get, compress, contract, sign on, abridge, concentrate, reduce, pin down, compact

8. pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specifyverb

   define clearly

   «I cannot narrow down the rules for this game»

   Antonyms:
   beamy, limitless, bird’s-eye, unlimited, fanlike, sweeping, broad-brimmed, deep, wide-screen(a), broad, wide, comfortable, careless, panoramic, widen

   Synonyms:
   particularise, constrict, qualify, pin up, destine, nail, peg down, fix, trap, delineate, pin down, determine, particularize, assign, define, specify, finalise, intend, nail down, contract, designate, specialize, delimit, specialise, constringe, peg, set apart, delimitate, stipulate, limit, set, condition, finalize, narrow down, settle

9. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow downverb

   become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

   «She specializes in Near Eastern history»

   Antonyms:
   sweeping, wide-screen(a), careless, wide, comfortable, broad, fanlike, unlimited, beamy, deep, panoramic, limitless, broad-brimmed, bird’s-eye, widen

   Synonyms:
   particularise, constringe, speciate, particularize, peg down, nail down, specialise, differentiate, narrow down, contract, specify, pin down, specialize, constrict

10. constrict, constringe, narrowverb

    become tight or as if tight

    «Her throat constricted»

    Antonyms:
    broad-brimmed, limitless, wide, broad, bird’s-eye, fanlike, wide-screen(a), sweeping, comfortable, beamy, panoramic, unlimited, careless, deep, widen

    Synonyms:
    specialize, constringe, press, squeeze, nail down, compact, constrict, peg down, narrow down, contract, specify, pin down, specialise, compress

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1. narrowadjective

   Synonyms:
   limited, circumscribed, incapacious, contracted, straitened, cramped, bigoted, illiberal, uncatholic, narrow-minded, insular

2. narrowverb

   Synonyms:
   contract, reduce, constrict, restrict, limit, cramp, confine

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diversify

   it is very narrow here.

   some things are narrow

   Submitted by anonymous on November 18, 2019  

2. wider

   it is the comparative adjective of wider

   newspaper have a wider range of news coverage than radio and television

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

3. width

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

How to use narrow in a sentence?

1. Rio Tinto:

   Judge Berman’s decision was focused on a narrow point of law and he did not rule on the evidence Rio Tinto has been gathering in the case, rio Tinto is free to both appeal Judge Berman’s decision and pursue its claims in other forums, and is actively looking at all options.

2. President David Solomon:

   We could have a narrow slice of share and have a very big, very profitable, very differentiated business over a period of time.

3. George Orwell:

   Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.

4. Donald Trump:

   I’m not a normal Republican, a normal Republican cannot think in terms … of bringing in Michigan. And if you don’t bring in Michigan it’s tough. You have a very narrow road.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   There is a path, it is admittedly a narrow path.

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