NARROWLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

narrowly

adverb

Definition of narrowly

as in slightly

by a very small margin they narrowly escaped with their lives

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Recent Examples of narrowly Nairobi narrowly lost out on hosting in 2025 due to infrastructure concerns, but has since conducted significant renovations on the Kasarani Stadium, which will host the athletes. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 New video of a drilling rig collapse in Brickell shows the heavy equipment falling straight onto the hood of a white SUV Monday morning, as the driver narrowly escaped before the vehicle burst into flames. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The woman, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, said her father narrowly escaped being drafted in 2022 by fleeing the country. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 The team narrowly missed its chance at qualifying for a second consecutive World Cup next summer after being eliminated from the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The team wants to move forward with a full trial, but a grant proposal for the trial has narrowly missed two funding rounds in a row, according to Meyer. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 While police said the homeowners were not injured, the family told KTVT-TV that the car narrowly missed a toddler and two other children who were playing in the backyard swimming pool. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Other projects are more narrowly designed to benefit family members and friends of the president. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly

Adverb

A couple miles away, Zebulon draws slightly larger crowds — their venue can hold up to 300 — but their mission is similar.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
And the free version, the open-source version, the unregulated version, is always going to be improving slightly behind the expensive, fancy version.

— Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slightly

Adverb

Visible, timely payments delivered through channels customers already trust, consistently outperform vague bill credits customers barely notice.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The same minerals spotting your glasses and scaling your faucets could also be the reason your shampoo barely lathers or your hair has been feeling dull and stiff lately.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026