Wide vs. Narrow
Difference Between Wide and Narrow
Wideadjective
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.Narrowadjective
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallwayWideadjective
Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.Narrowadjective
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Wideadjective
(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.Narrowadjective
(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretationWideadjective
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
Narrowadjective
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
a narrow mindnarrow viewsWideadjective
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
Narrowadjective
Having a small margin or degree.
a narrow escapeThe Republicans won by a narrow majority.Wideadjective
Vast, great in extent, extensive.
The wide, lifeless expanse.Narrowadjective
(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
narrow circumstancesWideadjective
Remote; distant; far.
The hut was not wide from the sea.The cabin is not wide from the lake.Narrowadjective
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Wideadjective
(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
Narrowadjective
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Wideadjective
(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a wide character; a wide streamNarrowadjective
(phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
Wideadverb
extensively
He travelled far and wide.Narrownoun
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
the Narrows of New York harborWideadverb
completely
He was wide awake.Narrowverb
(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.Wideadverb
away from a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.Narrowverb
(intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.Wideadverb
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Narrowverb
(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.Widenoun
(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
Narrowverb
(knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Wideadjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;
wide roadsa wide necktiewide marginsthree feet widea river two miles broadbroad shouldersa broad riverNarrowverb
To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
to narrow anint variable to a short variableWideadjective
broad in scope or content;
across-the-board pay increasesan all-embracing definitionblanket sanctions against human-rights violatorsan invention with broad applicationsa panoptic study of Soviet nationalitygranted him wide powersNarrownoun
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Wideadjective
(used of eyes) fully open or extended;
listened in round-eyed wonderstared with wide eyesNarrowverb
make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowedThe road narrowedWideadjective
very large in expanse or scope;
a broad lawnthe wide plainsa spacious viewspacious skiesNarrowverb
define clearly;
I cannot narrow down the rules for this gameWideadjective
great in degree;
won by a wide marginNarrowverb
become more special;
We specialize in dried flowersWideadjective
great in range or scope;
an extended vocabularysurgeons with extended experienceextensive examples of picture writingsuffered extensive damagea wide selectionNarrowverb
become tight or as if tight;
Her throat constrictedWideadjective
having ample fabric;
the current taste for wide trousersa full skirtNarrowadjective
not wide;
a narrow bridgea narrow line across the pageWideadjective
not on target;
the kick was widethe arrow was wide of the marka claim that was wide of the truthNarrowadjective
limited in size or scope;
the narrow sense of a wordWideadverb
with or by a broad space;
stand with legs wide apartran wide around left endNarrowadjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;
a brilliant but narrow-minded judgenarrow opinionsWideadverb
to the fullest extent possible;
open your eyes widewith the throttle wide openNarrowadjective
very limited in degree;
won by a narrow margina narrow escapeWideadverb
far from the intended target;
the arrow went wide of the marka bullet went astray and killed a bystanderNarrowadjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
a minute inspection of the groundsa narrow scrutinyan exact and minute reportWideadverb
to or over a great extent or range; far;
wandered wide through many landshe traveled widely
