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adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

marginal

adj. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

bare

adj. just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

constricted

adj. especially tense; especially in some dialects

narrow-minded, narrowminded

adj. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped

adj. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

Fuzzynyms (35)

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

taper, point, sharpen

v. give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

incur, become liable to, bring upon oneself, make oneself subject to

v. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

thin, lose thickness

v. lose thickness; become thin or thinner

fine, slim, slender, tenuous

adj. very thin in gauge or diameter; "a tenuous thread"

adj. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

inconvenient, cramped, constricted, uncomfortably small

adj. constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments"

small, little

adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

myopic, shortsighted

adj. unable to see distant objects clearly

Synonyms (103)

reduce, tighten, narrow down

v. narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"

narrow down, pin down

v. attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

narrow, narrow down, specialize

v. become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"

contract, narrow

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

nail, attach with nails

v. attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

peg, peg down, secure with a peg, fasten with a peg

v. fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"

restricted, controlled

adj. curbed or regulated; "controlled emotions"

small, minor, modest, small-scale

adj. limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

limited

adj. small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

narrow, narrow-minded, narrowminded

adj. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

thin

adj. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

assiduous, studious

adj. marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

solicitous, careful of, protective of

adj. "careful of her feelings"; "extremely solicitous in matters of behavior"

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

adj. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"

conscientious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

elaborate, detailed, elaborated

adj. developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

overcareful, too careful

adj. excessively or unduly careful

thorough, thoroughgoing

adj. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

moral

adj. based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence: "a moral certainty"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

nearer

adj. less distant in space: "we walked to the nearer house"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

nigh

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

virtual

adj. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

warm, hot

adj. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"

enough, adequate

adj. enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

spare

adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"

decent, comfortable

adj. sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"

narrow

adj. not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

acuminate

adj. of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point

apiculate

adj. of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip

caudate

adj. of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip

cordate, heart-shaped

adj. (of a leaf) shaped like a heart

cuneate, wedge-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base

deltoid

adj. of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex

dolabriform, dolabrate

adj. having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver

elliptic

adj. of a leaf shape; in the form of an ellipse

ensiform, sword-shaped

adj. shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"

hastate, spearhead-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape; like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

lanceolate

adj. of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex

elongate, linear

adj. of a leaf shape; long and narrow

lyrate

adj. of a leaf shape; having curvature suggestive of a lyre

obtuse

adj. of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex

oblanceolate

adj. of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base

oblong

adj. of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides

obovate

adj. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

orbicular, orbiculate

adj. circular or nearly circular

ovate

adj. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base

pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape

peltate, shield-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)

perfoliate

adj. of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem

reniform, kidney-shaped

adj. of a leaf or bean shape resembling the shape of kidney

sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape; like an arrow head without flaring base lobes

spatulate, spatula-shaped

adj. of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base

unlobed

adj. without lobes

Antonyms (18)

extend, widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

broaden, diversify, branch out

v. vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"

broad, wide

adj. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

extensive, far-reaching

adj. of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"

thick

adj. not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"

thick, heavy

adj. abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"

bird's-eye, panoramic

adj. as from an altitude or distance; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view"

broad, broad-minded

adj. inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"

liberal, tolerant

adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

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