cut the knot

verb

Synonym of cut the Gordian knot.

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Meanings

verbcut the knot (third-person singular simple present cuts the knot, present participle cutting the knot, simple past and past participle cut the knot)

present singular third person cuts the knot · participle present cutting the knot

  1. Synonym of cut the Gordian knot.

    Synonyms: cut the Gordian knot

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of cut the Gordian knot.

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APA

cut the knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20knot

MLA

“cut the knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20knot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut the knot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20knot.

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