tight-knit

adjective

ˈtīt-ˈnit 

: closely integrated and bound in love or friendship

a tight-knit family

Examples of tight-knit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the pandemic, the town became especially tight-knit, bonded by the uncertainty of the virus, the politics of an election year and the hardship of closing down restaurants and retail stores in a place where small businesses are an economic lifeblood. —Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025

San Pedro, the island’s main town, is a vibrant, walkable hub where golf carts are the main mode of transportation and the community is tight-knit. —Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

For decades, road-trippers zoomed right past Wimberley, Texas—with its scenic vistas, untamed terrain, lazy tubing rivers, blooming wildflower fields, and tiny but tight-knit community. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

The defense was tight-knit and the addition of Malcolm Roach — a big personality among a group that has some business-like guys — really helped solidify the group’s culture. —Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tight-knit

• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite