What’s the opposite of “wider”? [closed]

What is the opposite of wide and wider?

For instance, is the corresponding opposite to sentence one below really sentence two?

1. The Ipad2 is wider than the iPad Air.
2. The iPad Air is narrower than the iPad2.

I ask because narrower does not sound right to me.

Solution 1:

The antonyms of wide and wider are narrow and narrower. With most comparatives, you can opt to use the -er suffix or you can prepend the word more. Generally, multisyllable words, such as narrow, would be prepended with the word more. So, if you don't feel comfortable with the word narrower then you can use more narrow.

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Solution 2:

The opposite of wide is narrow, and your example is correct. If you're talking about the depth of the device, you could say it is thinner or skinnier. You could also say it's less wide if you don't like using narrower.