NARROWING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

narrowing

verb

present participle of narrow

as in tightening

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The bank raised its price target to 19 cents per pound over three months, citing tightening inventories, India’s unexpected import program and deteriorating weather in India, Thailand and the EU.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
The ruling, the first of its kind under Hong Kong’s Societies Ordinance, has raised alarms over freedom of association as authorities continue tightening controls after the 2019 democracy protests.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tightening

Verb

That strategy, designed to feed riders to trains and buses while lessening dependency on cars, led to the creation of Downtown Dadeland and clusters of towers and shops now rising around transit stations.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
His approach sought to use technology to compensate for those shortages, lessening the burden of mobilization, which remains a sore point for Ukrainian society.

— David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of lessening

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But what if the longer wavelengths of the embers could both extend the hours of socializing without heavily impeding our sleep cycle?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
The Supreme Court has been a fitful friend to Trump in his second term, alternately enabling and impeding him.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of impeding

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Fibr also does not track the country or storefront from which a listing was collected, limiting comparisons between regional assortments.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
All of this is best done behind the scenes, denying jihadis easy propaganda victories and limiting the cost to the United States.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of limiting

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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis exploited them in their April 2023 meeting, blocking a couple of early left hooks in the Las Vegas fight and waiting for his opportunity.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The justices did not give their reasoning for blocking the new map, as is often the case in rulings on its emergency docket.

— Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocking

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Back in Georgia, Brown is also facing a misdemeanor obstruction charge in Paulding County for lying and hindering an investigation, Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson told CNN affiliate WSB.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hindering

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Davis was unable to hear my questions, which required me to hold them up to the screen, hampering back-and-forth response.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampering

Verb

Israel hit back at the UK for leading a twelve-country alliance that is restricting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a grouping that showcases the growing closeness between Europe and Canada.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
So far, however, Canadian leaders have ruled out using some of that leverage by taxing or restricting critical exports.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of restricting

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