narrower

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

Example Sentences

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The company announced a loss of 6 cents a share, compared with a loss of 28 cents a year ago and narrower than Wall Street’s expectation for a loss of 7 cents.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

From the tee, you have a choice to hit down the wide and welcoming left fairway or the narrower right one, which is a more direct path to the green.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In a bit of good news, a narrower measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy costs, known as the core PCE, rose 0.2%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

They point to a profit turnaround in March for Posco Argentina and a narrower 1Q loss for Posco Pilbara.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He crept along the corridor below, pushed aside a tapestry about halfway along, and proceeded down a narrower staircase, a shortcut that would take him down two floors.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling