The opposite 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. Richard Neal:

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4. Stephanie Faulk:

   As the capabilities of narrow-body airplanes grow, they are taking on long-haul missions – flying increasingly further, the result is an inherent desire for increased comfort and features equivalent to wide-body airplanes.

5. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   It was a world which granted privileges to some and imposed prohibitions on others…Endowed with strength and eager to learn, one had to drag himself in a narrow prison cell when he could see an open field, a vast horizon in the distance; when he could feel the beatings of a heart; and when he believed himself entitled to enjoy the beauty of a dream.

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