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close-knit

[klohs-nit] / ˈkloʊsˈnɪt /
ADJECTIVE
close
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dear devoted familiar related
STRONG
attached loving private thick
WEAK
buddy-buddy chummy confidential cozy with inseparable kissing cousins making it with on top of each other palsy-walsy thick as thieves thick with
Antonyms
WEAK
casual cool detached dry foreign loose reserved
ADJECTIVE
friendly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affable affectionate amiable amicable attentive beneficial chummy cordial familiar favorable good helpful loving loyal neighborly peaceful receptive sympathetic welcoming
STRONG
close faithful kind sociable tender thick
WEAK
attached auspicious benevolent benign buddy-buddy civil clubby comradely conciliatory confiding convivial fond genial kindly on good terms outgoing peaceable propitious solicitous well-disposed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aloof bad cold cool disadvantageous disagreeable disliking distant harmful hostile hurtful hurting ignorant injurious mean reserved surly unfriendly unhelpful unpleasant unsociable
STRONG
inaccurate loose unkind
WEAK
antagonistic incompatible uncompanionable unreceptive
ADJECTIVE
intimate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affectionate confidential cozy loving warm
STRONG
bosom cherished close dear dearest faithful fast mellow mix near nice regular roommate snug
WEAK
buddy-buddy chummy clubby comfy fond nearest next
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool disliking
STRONG
away far imprecise inaccurate loose
WEAK
formal incompatible public unfriendly

Example Sentences

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And then “decided” with her close-knit teammates Sunday “to be national champions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Ch Supt Kevin Waring, area commander for Northumberland, said: "We are fortunate to live and work within such close-knit communities, and we recognise the impact cases such as this can have on us all."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“Y’all are a close-knit family,” Anthony observes early on, and before long, he’s part of it, motivated to protect the company, which he will refer to as “us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The players were a close-knit team when they arrived in Australia for the Women’s Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament involving 12 teams from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Though King Hill had a citywide reputation as a depressed and dangerous neighborhood, the Colvins found it to be an extremely close-knit community where people knew and looked out for one another.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose