The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NARROWS , but the solution may also be SLIM DOWN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Gets thinner crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NARROWS | 25 % | 7 |
| TAPERS | 25 % | 6 |
| SLIM DOWN | 25 % | 9 |
| BALDS | 25 % | 5 |
Why may SLIM-DOWN be the right solution?
"Gets thinner" is a clue that indicates the action of becoming slimmer or losing weight. The answer "SLIM DOWN" fits this clue perfectly as it specifically means to become thinner or more slender through weight loss or exercise.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets thinner
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lens
- aspirator
- nail
- attenuate
- attenuated
- dilute
- emaciate
- extenuate
- rarefied
- reduce
- slim
- spindle
Crossword Answer definitions
NARROWS verb- To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- To get narrower.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
- A narrow part of a navigable waterway.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NARROWS
- New York Bay passage
- Comes to a point
- Strait
- Tapers
- Strait in New York Bay, with "the"
- Entrance to New York's inner bay.
- Strait between Long and Staten Islands.
- Passage from upper to lower New York Bay (with "The").
- Water between Brooklyn and Staten Island.
- Waterway to New York City.
More clues leading to the result TAPERS
- Makes a V
- Grows pointy
- Comes to a point
- Gets narrower
- Comes to the point?
- Decreases, with "off"
- Narrows at one end
- Gradually reduces
- Items in sconces
- Narrows