loose-knit

adjective

Not closely linked or connected.

“a loose-knit network”

Meanings

adjectiveloose-knit (comparative looser-knit or more loose-knit, superlative loosest-knit or most loose-knit)

comparative looser-knit · comparative more loose-knit · superlative loosest-knit · superlative most loose-knit

  1. Not closely linked or connected.

    a loose-knit network

    Antonyms: tight-knit, close-knit

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot closely linked or connected.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

loose-knit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose-knit

MLA

“loose-knit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose-knit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loose-knit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loose-knit.

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