Antonyms of noun narrowing

2 of 3 senses of narrowing

Sense 2
narrowing -- (a decrease in width)
       Antonym of widening (Sense 1)
      => widening, broadening -- (an increase in width)

Sense 3
narrowing -- (the act of making something narrower)
       Antonym of widening (Sense 3)
      => widening, broadening -- (the act of making something wider)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun narrowing

3 senses of narrowing

Sense 1
narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)
       => shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation -- (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes")

Sense 2
narrowing -- (a decrease in width)
       => decrease, decrement -- (a process of becoming smaller or shorter)

Sense 3
narrowing -- (the act of making something narrower)
       => change of shape -- (an action that changes the shape of something)

Antonyms of verb narrow

1 of 4 senses of narrow

Sense 1
narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")
       Antonym of widen (Sense 1)
      => widen -- (become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb narrow

4 senses of narrow

Sense 1
narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
          Phrasal Verb-> narrow down#2

Sense 2
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game")
       => determine -- (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property")

Sense 3
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history")
       => change, alter, vary -- (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season")

Sense 4
constrict, constringe, narrow -- (become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted")
       => tighten -- (become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened")

Antonyms of adj narrowing

2 senses of narrowing

Sense 1
tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")

INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad -- (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")

Sense 2
constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)

INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad -- (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")

Similarity of adj narrowing

2 senses of narrowing

Sense 1
tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs")
       => narrow (vs. wide) -- (not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page")

Sense 2
constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)
       => narrow (vs. wide) -- (not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page")