Narrow
Narrow adjective - Being of less than usual width.
Usage example: found a narrow opening in the fence that he was able to squeeze through
Slim is a synonym for narrow in slender topic. In some cases you can use "Slim" instead the word "Narrow" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like property, thin, confined. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| distance | narrow distance | slim distance |
Both words in one sentence
- Gervas meets the titular porcelain doctor on a steamship, and concludes that the waifish, slim redhead with the creamy skin and the narrow waist ("like wearing a corset") and soft voice, wearing dainty glasses must be a crossdressing woman.
Source: Literature / Dead West - Wapol even manages to eat himself in order to slim down enough to fit through a narrow door.
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Slim enough to enter spaces too narrow for Scree.
Source: Video Game / Primal
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