Synonyms of knot

knot 1 of 2

noun

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1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• bunch
• collection
• array
• constellation
• clump
• group
• grouping
• assemblage
• set
• package
• battery
• clutch
• bank
• lot
• band
• clot
• assortment
• mixture
• series
• suite
• block
• variety
• parcel
• accumulation
• huddle
• jumble
• muster
• aggregate
• aggregation
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passel
• suit
• conglomeration
• odds and ends
• agglomeration
• hodgepodge
• cycle
• miscellany
• sundries
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in swelling

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

felt a small knot on the back of his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swelling
• lump
• bump
• nodule
• bruise
• node
• welt
• tumor
• wart
• growth
• blister
• contusion
• hump
• boil
• clump
• knob
• hunch
• wad
• nub
• chunk
• hunk
• blob
• gob
• nubble
• gobbet
• nugget
• clod

3

as in link

a uniting or binding force or influence

their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• link
• bond
• tie
• cord
• connection
• cement
• ligature
• linkage
• yoke
• union
• attachment
• fastening
• joint
• nexus
• sympathy
• hookup
• tie-up
• fondness
• affection
• limit
• restriction
• constraint
• shackle
• curb
• restraint
• linkup
• handcuff
• limitation
• trammel
• manacle
• fetter
• hampering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separation
• parting
• disengaging
• detaching
• freedom
• untying
• release
• liberation
• emancipation
• unbinding
• unfastening
• unfettering

4

as in grouping

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grouping
• group
• batch
• band
• cluster
• bunch
• clutch
• lot
• crop
• battery
• circle
• team
• body
• crew
• constellation
• array
• consort
• party
• platoon
• collective
• squadron
• parcel
• gathering
• huddle
• organization
• school
• round
• battalion
• ring
• brigade
• clique
• boodle
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passel
• clan
• gang
• congregation
• task force
• assembly
• posse
• guild
• union
• sect
• coterie
• set
• faction
• confederacy
• phalanx
• alliance
• federation
• outfit
• bloc
• coalition
• muster
• brood
• confederation
• league
• order
• fellowship
• covey
• bevy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

5

as in problem

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problem
• matter
• challenge
• case
• issue
• question
• trouble
• nut
• pickle
• predicament
• hot water
• jam
• crux
• quagmire
• hole
• Gordian knot
• spot
• corner
• mystery
• riddle
• dilemma
• hitch
• mire
• puzzle
• quandary
• fix
• snag
• enigma
• catch
• conundrum
• sticky wicket
• glitch
• pitfall
• puzzlement
• toughie
• poser
• stumper
• brainteaser
• catch-22

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solution
• answer
• silver bullet
• magic bullet
• panacea
• cure-all

knot

2 of 2

verb

as in to tangle

to twist together into a usually confused mass

the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangle
• snarl
• weave
• intertwine
• braid
• jumble
• entangle
• interlace
• interweave
• twine
• plait
• wind
• intertwist
• scramble
• scrabble
• writhe
• entwine
• enlace
• wreathe
• inweave
• entwist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untangle
• untwist
• disentangle
• unsnarl
• unravel
• unknot
• untwine
• unscramble
• unweave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knot

Noun

A lot of this work is almost unreadable now, the pained efforts of young eggheads twisting themselves into rhetorical knots over the moral conundrums posed by real-world applications of Marxist principles. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

In Connecticut, roughly a dozen species are on the federal Endangered Species Act, including the roseate tern, piping plover, rufa red knot, Indiana bat, Northern long-eared bat, and bog turtle. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Verb

That match was knotted 2-2 when Beckham drew a red card for kicking Diego Simeone and brought his side down to 10 men. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Old men passed the guests on rickety bicycles, grocery bags knotted to their handlebars. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Phrases Containing knot

• tie the knot