close-knit
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Held together by strong social or cultural bonds: Describes a group of people who are very closely connected, supportive, and loyal to each other, often sharing strong emotional or social ties.
- Characterized by unity and mutual support: Indicates a tight, cohesive structure within a community, family, or organization where members are deeply interconnected.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- They are a close-knit family that supports each other through every challenge.
- The close-knit community rallied together to help rebuild the neighbor's house after the fire.
- Working in a small, close-knit team allows for excellent communication and trust.
Advanced Usage
- "tight-knit": This is a common variant with the same meaning.
- The alumni from that university form a tight-knit network that helps graduates find jobs.
Variants and Related Words
- Closely knit (adj phrase): Functionally identical to "close-knit," often used before a noun.
- It was a closely knit organization with shared values.
Synonyms
- Tightly bonded: Strongly united.
- Cohesive: Characterized by unity and sticking together.
- United: Joined together politically, emotionally, or in purpose.
Antonyms
- Fragmented: Broken into parts; lacking unity.
- Disconnected: Not joined or linked; lacking a sense of community.
- Aloof: Not friendly or forthcoming; distant.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To be thick as thieves: (Idiom) To be very close friends, often secretively. While not a direct synonym, it shares the concept of a very tight, private bond, similar to a close-knit group.
- Those two have been thick as thieves since childhood, just like a close-knit pair.
Adjective
- held together as by social or cultural ties
- a close-knit family
- close-knit little villages
- the group was closely knit