narrow

Main Entry:
narrow [nar-oh]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: confined, restricted
Synonyms: attenuated, circumscribed, close, compressed, confining, constricted, contracted, cramped, definite, determinate, exclusive, exiguous, fine, fixed, incapacious, limited, linear, meager, near, paltry, pent, pinched, precarious, precise, scant, scanty, select, set, shrunken, slender, slim, small, spare, strait, taper, tapered, tapering, thin, threadlike, tight
Antonyms: broad, generous, liberal, unconfined, unrestricted, wide
Main Entry: narrow
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: cheap, stingy
Synonyms: avaricious, close, mean, mercenary, scrimpy, tight*, ungenerous
Antonyms: generous, spendthrift, wasting
Main Entry: narrow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reduce, simplify
Synonyms: circumscribe, constrict, contract, diminish, limit, taper, tighten
Antonyms: broaden, complicate, expand, increase, intensify
Main Entry: abridge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shorten
Synonyms: abbreviate, abstract, blue pencil, chop, clip, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, digest, diminish, downsize, lessen, limit, narrow, put in nutshell, reduce, restrict, slash, snip, summarize, trim, truncate
Antonyms: add, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen
Main Entry: bigoted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: intolerant, prejudiced
Synonyms: biased, chauvinistic, dogmatic, narrow, narrow-minded, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, sectarian, slanted, small-minded, twisted, unfair, warped
Antonyms: broad-minded, fair, humanitarian, just, open-minded, tolerant, unprejudiced
Main Entry: censor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: forbid; ban; selectively remove
Synonyms: abridge, black out, blacklist, bleach, bleep, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, clean up, conceal, control, cork, criticize, cut, decontaminate, delete, drop the iron curtain, edit, examine, excise, expurgate, exscind, inspect, launder, narrow, oversee, prevent publication, purge, purify, put the lid on, refuse transmission, repress, restrain, restrict, review, revile, sanitize, scissor out, squelch, sterilize, strike out, supervise communications, suppress, withhold
Notes: to censor is to disallow portions or the entireties of books, plays, etc. on the grounds that they transgress propriety, 'to scrutinize, revise, or cut,' expurgate or suppress; to censure is to criticize vehemently or harshly, or condemn
Antonyms: allow, approve, endorse, permit, sanction
Main Entry: clannish
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: exclusive, select
Synonyms: akin, alike, associative, cliquish, close, insular, like, narrow, related, reserved, restricting, restrictive, sectarian, unfriendly, unreceptive
Antonyms: friendly, open, welcoming
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dense, cramped
Synonyms: circumscribed, close-grained, compact, confined, confining, congested, consolidated, cropped, crowded, firm, impenetrable, impermeable, jam-packed, narrow, packed, restricted, short, solid, substantial, thick, tight
Antonyms: loose, open, uncramped
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: stingy
Synonyms: chintzy, closefisted, illiberal, mean, mingy, miserly, narrow, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, skimpy, skinflint, tight, tight-fisted, ungenerous
Antonyms: generous, giving
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