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Adjective narrowed has 3 senses
- narrowed - reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes"
Antonyms: wide, broad (indirect, via narrow)
- narrowed - made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
Antonym: unconstricted (indirect, via constricted)
- narrowed - having the opening reduced squeezed
Antonym: expanded (indirect, via contracted)
Verb narrow has 4 senses
- narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
--1 is one way to change
Antonyms: widen
Sample sentences:
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- pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
--2 is one way to determine
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something PP
- specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down - become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
--3 is one way to change, alter, vary
Sample sentences:
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Something is ----ing PP
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- constrict, constringe, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
--4 is one way to tighten
Sample sentences:
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