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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

But concentrating her creative energy on a narrower slice of music didn’t lead to higher quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Penguins with narrower diets, including Emperors and Adélies, are decreasing in number in some regions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

These include the narrower range of activities and restaurant choices, leaving behind friends and family, and for Brianna the difficulty of settling her children into new schools.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

A narrower 240 million subset of only U.S. citizens would bring the cost to $1.2 trillion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Fitting words together makes time go through narrower pipes but faster.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell