Synonyms of narrowly

narrowly

adverb

as in slightly

by a very small margin

they narrowly escaped with their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slightly
• barely
• just
• marginally
• somewhat
• scarcely
• almost
• hardly
• nearly
• minimally
• closely
• minutely
• by the skin of one's teeth
• partly
• roughly
• scantly
• approximately
• more or less
• plus or minus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• significantly
• substantially
• considerably
• vastly
• easily
• quite
• positively
• plainly
• definitely
• fully
• completely
• greatly
• unquestionably
• generously
• abundantly
• copiously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of narrowly

The human question As far as human spaceflight goes, SpaceX has been narrowly focused on retrofitting Starship for a multibillion-dollar NASA contact to ferry government astronauts to the moon amid a space race with China. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

The leftist Roberto Sánchez unexpectedly surged in the first round of presidential elections but ultimately lost narrowly in the runoff to the right-wing candidate, Keiko Fujimori. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

This was a year most expected the Mariners to run away with the division, but the Astros narrowly beat out the Rangers in the final weekend of the season. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Ravens earned the first win of the night In a thrilling twist, the Ravens actually captured our attention by narrowly avoiding overtime with a field goal in the final second of the game! — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

One of the biggest mistakes nonprofit leaders make is defining success too narrowly. — Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Robinson applied second-down pressure later in the fourth quarter, forcing an incomplete pass and narrowly missing a sack. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

The Americans narrowly won the session, trimming the International lead to 8 1/2-5 1/2 heading into the afternoon foursomes matches. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

My parents narrowly escaped raising me before the modern gaming era. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026