tight-knit

adjective

Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.

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close-knittightly knitintegrated
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Meanings

adjectivetight-knit (comparative more tight-knit, superlative most tight-knit)

comparative more tight-knit · superlative most tight-knit · alternative tightknit

  1. Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.

    Oral histories describe how ancient angara were tribal and nomadic before settling in cities. Many of them still live in large, tight-knit families and workplaces have a guild-like organizational structure.

    2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara Codex entry

    Synonyms: close-knit

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveStrongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.

Similar
close-knit

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveclosely and firmly integrated

Similar
tightly knitintegrated
Also see
close-knitthick

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tight + knit.

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Translations

German eng verbunden, eng zusammengeschweißt
  • eng verbundentightly knit
  • eng zusammengeschweißttightly knit
Italian affiatato
  • affiatatotightly knit
Spanish muy unido
  • muy unidotightly knit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tight-knit

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Cite this entry
APA

tight-knit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight-knit

MLA

“tight-knit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight-knit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tight-knit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tight-knit.

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