Synonyms for narrowness
nar·row·ness

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1. narrownessnoun

   the property of being narrow; having little width

   "the narrowness of the road"

   Synonyms:
   narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   broadness, wideness

2. narrow-mindedness, narrownessnoun

   an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior

   Synonyms:
   narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   wideness, broadness

3. narrownessnoun

   a restriction of range or scope

   "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"

   Synonyms:
   narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   broadness, wideness

4. narrow margin, narrowness, slimnessnoun

   a small margin

   "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"

   Synonyms:
   slightness, slenderness, narrow margin, slimness, narrow-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   wideness, broadness

Matched Categories

1. • Intolerance
   • Restriction
   • Width

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1. narrownessnoun

   Synonyms:
   contractedness, incapaciousness, circumscription

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1. Red Skelton:

   Old age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

2. V Naipaul:

   Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.

3. Phillips Brooks:

   Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children.

4. Ralph W. Sockman:

   In all living there is a certain narrowness of application which leads to breadth and power. We have to concent on a thing in order to master it. Then we must be broad enough not to be narrowed by our specialties.

5. Joseph Conrad:

   As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook.