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confined, restricted adj.
intolerant, small-minded adj.
cheap, stingy adj.

ADJECTIVE

confined, restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight

STRONG

attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering

WEAK

determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited

STRONG

away far poor thick unfixed

WEAK

accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

ADJECTIVE

intolerant, small-minded

Synonyms

STRONG

biased conservative narrow-minded partial prejudiced reactionary

WEAK

bigoted conventional dogmatic hidebound illiberal inexorable inflexible obdurate parochial

Antonyms

STRONG

fair impartial liberal progressive radical unbiased unprejudiced

WEAK

accepting broad broad-minded generous spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

ADJECTIVE

cheap, stingy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tight

STRONG

close mean mercenary

WEAK

avaricious scrimpy ungenerous

Antonyms

STRONG

generous unselfish

WEAK

accepting broad broad-minded liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

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narrower

Hesperosuchus had a longer, narrower snout, while Eosphorosuchus had a shorter and more heavily reinforced skull with stronger jaw muscles.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

"We are making efforts to maintain a navigable channel as much as possible -- albeit a narrower one -- so that navigation is not completely blocked," he added of the administration's dredging operations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Saudi Basic Industries reported a narrower second-quarter net loss of 833 million riyals, while revenue fell to 24.81 billion riyals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The narrower question raised by Freeman’s tweet is whether states can bar—and in cases like Wisconsin, already have barred—betting on elections by voters.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The streets got narrower, and less well lit, the further Nighthand led them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell