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

Parton costars with an up-and-coming Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, and the late Olympia Dukakis as one of a group of tight-knit, resilient women in the story based on Harling’s own sister. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

The emotions were also hard to process given how tight-knit the cast has become offscreen after seven years together. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

While the foraging community is tight-knit today, billions of people throughout history have participated in the ancient practice to sustain themselves. — Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Unlike the huge world of soccer, for example, professional cycling is relatively tight-knit — there are just 18 WorldTour teams, for example, each with around 30 riders. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tight-knit

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