narrow vs tighten
tighten vs narrownarrow is a noun but tighten is not a noun.
narrow is an adjective but tighten is not an adjective.
narrow and tighten both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| narrow | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| tighten | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
tighten is a hypernym of
narrow; that is, tighten is a
word with a broader meaning than narrow:
- narrow: become tight or as if tight
- tighten: become tight or tighter
| narrow (noun) | tighten (noun) |
|---|---|
| a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
| narrow (adjective) | tighten (adjective) |
|---|---|
| not wide | |
| very limited in degree | |
| lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | |
| characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | |
| limited in extent or scope |
| narrow (verb) | tighten (verb) |
|---|---|
| make or become more narrow or restricted | become tight or tighter |
| become tight or as if tight | make tight or tighter |
| become more focused on an area of activity or field of study | severely restrict in scope or extent |
| define clearly | narrow or limit |
Words related to "narrow"
- Verrazano Narrows
- alter
- astringe
- bare
- bottleneck
- breadth
- careful
- change
- close-minded
- closed-minded
- concretize
- constrict
- constricting
- constrictive
- constringe
- contract
- determine
- dogmatic
- dogmatical
- illiberal
- intolerant
- limited
- marginal
- minute
- nail down
- narrow
- narrow down
- narrow-minded
- narrow-mouthed
- narrowed
- narrowing
- narrowness
- opinionated
- opinionative
- overspecialise
- overspecialize
- peg down
- petty
- pin down
- self-opinionated
- slender
- small-minded
- sound
- specialise
- specialize
- specify
- strait
- strangulate
- straplike
- taper off
- tapered
- tapering
- thin
- tighten
- vary
- wide
- widen
- width
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