Antonyms of noun narrowness

1 of 4 senses of narrowness

Sense 1
narrowness -- (the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road")
       Antonym of wideness (Sense 1)
      => wideness, broadness -- (the property of being wide; having great width)

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

4 senses of narrowness

Sense 1
narrowness -- (the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road")
       => width, breadth -- (the extent of something from side to side)

Sense 2
narrow-mindedness, narrowness -- (an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior)
       => intolerance -- (unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs)

Sense 3
narrowness -- (a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons")
       => restriction, limitation -- (a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements")

Sense 4
narrow margin, narrowness, slimness -- (a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote")
       => margin -- (an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory")

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