NARROW (DOWN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

narrow (down)

verb

Definition of narrow (down)

as in to compress

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together plans to narrow down the scope of the investigation into the government scandal

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Coordinated inquiry across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers was especially important in compressing the learning curve.

— Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of compress

Verb

Tasks like creating content, writing code, building dashboards, creating KPIs or sifting through data to condense and spot trends can now be done in record time.

— Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Their accounts below have been translated from Cantonese and condensed and edited for clarity.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of condense

Verb

Barbara Rainey, a Cherry resident of 76 years, said a school bus hit her cousin’s car while trying to squeeze between vehicles parked on either side.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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