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close-knit

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of close-knit

bound together by feelings of very close association
  • a close-knit family that constantly keeps in touch
Synonyms of close-knit

clannish, cliquey, cliquish
Words Related to close-knit

bosom, chummy, close, familiar, friendly, inseparable, intimate, pally, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], thick, tight

exclusive, snobbish, snobby

incestuous

forbidding, inhospitable, unfriendly
Near Antonyms of close-knit

receptive, welcoming

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