Close-knit

Quick meaning: Close-knit is an adjective meaning Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity.

Meaning

Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity.

Example Sentences

a close-knit community

I come from a close-knit family; we never keep secrets from one another.

He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come.

I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against against the unknown.

Word Forms

• closer-knit
• closest-knit

Synonyms for close-knit

Depending on context, synonyms include tight, tight-knit, coherent, cohesive, consociated, corporate.

Antonyms for close-knit

Common opposites include loose-knit, detached, discrete, distinct, disparate, loose.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include close, united, coherent, cohesive, tight, dense.

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