Synonyms for narrowing
nar·row·ing

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1. narrowingnoun

   an instance of becoming narrow

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

2. narrowingnoun

   a decrease in width

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

3. narrowingadjective

   the act of making something narrower

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, wide, broad

4. tapered, tapering, narrowingadjective

   becoming gradually narrower

   "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"

   Synonyms:
   constricting, dwindling, tapered, tapering, tapering off, constrictive

   Antonyms:
   broadening, widening, wide, broad

5. constricting, constrictive, narrowingadjective

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonyms:
   limiting, tapered, confining, restricting, constrictive, constraining, constricting, tapering

   Antonyms:
   widening, broadening, broad, wide

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1. narrowingnoun

   Synonyms:
   contraction, reduction, constriction, limitation circumscription

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1. List of paraphrases for "narrowing":

   shrinkage, stricture, shrinking, reducing, reduction, reduce, constriction, shortening

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1. Aoi Sedarat:

   If there is acid reflux, it can get aggravated by some vitamins and natural remedies, if that continues to be a problem, it can cause a narrowing in the esophagus. Taking a large bolus of anything, especially pills, it can get obstructed there.

2. Rebecca Siegel:

   The racial gap in cancer mortality is continuing to narrow -- so it was that the cancer death rate in blacks was 33 % higher than in whites in the mid-1990s, and the current data now indicate it's 14 % higher -- so it's still higher, but the gap is narrowing, which is really good news.

3. David Fisman:

   One could change a case definition for sort of nefarious reasons to create the illusion that the epidemic is getting better. In this case, China did exactly the opposite, they broadened their case definition when they needed to, in order not to miss cases, and now that things are under control they're narrowing it down again to make it consistent to easier to keep track of what's really going on.

4. Calliope Holingue:

   We're seeing an increase in the white population, and that's great, but we're seeing a smaller increase in people of color. So what we need is an even larger increase to happen in those groups in order to be more confident that that disparity in care is narrowing.

5. Scott Morrison:

   It requires the formal position of that religious body being advised to the government and approved by the government. This is a very significant narrowing.