Narrow and Strait

Narrow

Narrow adjective - Not wide.
Usage example: a narrow bridge

Strait is a synonym for narrow in confined topic. In some cases you can use "Strait" instead the word "Narrow" as an adjective or a noun. archaic substitute

Strait

Strait noun - A narrow body of water between two land masses.

Narrow is a synonym for strait. You can use "Narrow" instead the word "Strait" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: straiten

Both words in one sentence

  • Rouge Angles of Satin Also, the phrase is "strait and narrow." It's a tautology for added emphasis, much like "plain and simple."
  • Film / The Usual Suspects Chronic Villainy: People keep assuming that Keaton's attempts to walk the strait and narrow path are simply a smokescreen for some other criminal conspiracy, which ultimately drives him into the arms of the Suspects.
  • What it does say, in the KJV, is that "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way", with "strait" meaning narrow or constricted note (as in Straits of Gibraltar, straitjacket, etc.).
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