— nar·row·ly adverb
— nar·row·ness noun
Synonyms
[1] fine, skinny, slender, slim, thin; also attenuated, elongated, linear; close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened; reedy, stringy, twiggy, wispy; spare
Antonyms
broad, fat, wide
[2] definite, determinate, finite, limited, measured, restricted—more at LIMITED
[3] bigoted, intolerant, narrow-minded, prejudiced—more at INTOLERANT
[3] insular, little, parochial, petty, provincial, sectarian, small; also inflexible, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, set, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded; bigoted, intolerant, narrow-minded; biased, discriminating, discriminatory, jaundiced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced; old-fashioned, reactionary, stodgy, straitlaced; dogmatic, opinionated; limited
Antonyms
broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant
[5] close, neck and neck, nip and tuck, tight—more at CLOSE
2narrow noun : a narrow passage : STRAIT — usu. used in pl.
Synonyms
channel, sound, strait—more at CHANNEL
3narrow verb : to lessen in width or extent
nar·row–mind·ed adjective : not liberal or broad-minded
Synonyms
bigoted, intolerant, narrow, prejudiced—more at INTOLERANT
nar·whal noun : an arctic sea mammal about 20 feet (6 meters) long that is related to the dolphins and in the male has a long twisted ivory tusk
NAS abbreviation naval air station
NASA abbreviation National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1nasal noun 1 : a nasal part
2 : a nasal consonant or vowel
2nasal adjective 1 : of or relating to the nose
2 : uttered through the nose
— na·sal·ly adverb
na·sal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make nasal or pronounce as a nasal sound
— na·sal·i·za·tion noun
na·scent adjective : coming into existence : beginning to grow or develop
— na·scence noun
nas·tur·tium noun : either of two widely cultivated watery-stemmed herbs with showy spurred flowers and pungent seeds
nas·ti·ly noun : in a nasty manner or condition
Synonyms
hatefully, maliciously, meanly, spitefully, viciously, wickedly; also contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully; acrimoniously, hostilely, invidiously, obnoxiously, venomously; bitterly, enviously, jealously, resentfully; callously, cruelly, mercilessly, pitilessly, ruthlessly, unfeelingly; disagreeably, ill, unkindly; ill-naturedly, inconsiderately, thoughtlessly; diabolically, fiendishly; misanthropically
Antonyms
benevolently, kindly
nas·ti·ness noun : the quality or state of being nasty
Synonyms
cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malice, malignity, meanness, spite, spleen, venom, viciousness—more at MALICE
bawdiness, coarseness, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, indecency, lewdness, obscenity, ribaldry, smut, vulgarity—more at OBSCENITY
dinginess, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grubbiness, uncleanliness—more at DIRTINESS
nas·ty adjective nas·ti·er; -est 1 : FILTHY
2 : abhorrent to morality or virtue : INDECENT, OBSCENE
3 a : HARMFUL, DANGEROUS b : causing severe pain or suffering
4 : sharply unpleasant <~ weather>
5 : characterized by petty selfishness or malice : MEAN, ILL-NATURED