Synonyms of knots

knots 1 of 2

noun

plural of knot

1

as in clusters

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

• clusters
• batches
• bunches
• constellations
• arrays
• clumps
• groupings
• groups
• collections
• assemblages
• lots
• packages
• batteries
• sets
• blocks
• assortments
• clutches
• bands
• varieties
• banks
• clots
• series
• mixtures
• suites
• parcels
• accumulations
• jumbles
• aggregations
• aggregates
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• huddles
• musters
• suits
• agglomerations
• runs
• conglomerations
• sundries
• odds and ends
• cycles
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in swellings

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

felt a small knot on the back of his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swellings
• lumps
• nodules
• bruises
• bumps
• nodes
• tumors
• growths
• blisters
• welts
• contusions
• warts
• humps
• clumps
• boils
• hunches
• chunks
• knobs
• hunks
• blobs
• wads
• gobs
• nubs
• clods
• gobbets
• nuggets
• nubbles

3

as in links

a uniting or binding force or influence

their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• links
• bonds
• ties
• cords
• connections
• ligatures
• linkages
• cements
• fastenings
• attachments
• yokes
• sympathies
• joints
• hookups
• unions
• shackles
• handcuffs
• restraints
• manacles
• limits
• trammels
• constraints
• fetters
• tie-ups
• restrictions
• linkups
• affections
• nexuses
• limitations
• curbs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separations
• partings
• freedoms
• releases
• liberations
• emancipations

4

as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groupings
• groups
• batches
• bunches
• clusters
• bands
• lots
• crops
• clutches
• constellations
• crews
• circles
• batteries
• arrays
• teams
• bodies
• platoons
• squadrons
• consorts
• parcels
• parties
• battalions
• schools
• boodles
• organizations
• rounds
• collectives
• gatherings
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• brigades
• congregations
• huddles
• cliques
• rings
• guilds
• gangs
• factions
• sects
• clans
• task forces
• posses
• assemblies
• outfits
• sets
• coteries
• fellowships
• federations
• unions
• blocs
• musters
• confederacies
• alliances
• leagues
• coalitions
• phalanxes
• broods
• confederations
• orders
• coveys
• bevies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

5

as in problems

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

• problems
• challenges
• matters
• issues
• cases
• troubles
• nuts
• questions
• predicaments
• snags
• jams
• pickles
• holes
• corners
• Gordian knots
• hot waters
• spots
• dilemmas
• quagmires
• cruxes
• hitches
• puzzles
• fixes
• riddles
• mysteries
• mires
• glitches
• quandaries
• enigmas
• toughies
• conundrums
• catches
• pitfalls
• puzzlements
• sticky wickets
• stumpers
• brainteasers
• posers
• catch-22's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers
• silver bullets
• magic bullets
• panaceas
• cure-alls

knots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knot

as in tangles

to twist together into a usually confused mass

the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangles
• snarls
• jumbles
• weaves
• intertwines
• entangles
• braids
• interlaces
• winds
• interweaves
• plaits
• twines
• scrambles
• intertwists
• scrabbles
• writhes
• entwines
• enlaces
• inweaves
• wreathes
• entwists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untwists
• untangles
• disentangles
• unravels
• unknots
• untwines
• unscrambles
• unsnarls
• unweaves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knots

Noun

As for grunt, the GTX90 is fitted with two MAN V-12 engines delivering 2,200 hp each for a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 300 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 30 knots. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2026

But by then, gusts will remain at roughly 100 knots (115 miles per hour), which are conditions that are likely to disrupt operations and reduce capacity at ports, and disrupt the navigation of vessels crossing its path. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

The Poseidon cruises at speeds approaching 490 knots and operates at altitudes up to 41,000 feet. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Geometrically part your hair and wrap the crochet hair into knots. — Aleah Wright, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Below are the ones that untangled our knots and delivered the most seamless combing and brushing experience. — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026

Coop — who has been practicing his knots, learning how to drive the tender, and generally being attentive and curious about his new job — does wonderfully, which earns him some praise from the bosun. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026

On Royal Caribbean’s official website, the cruise line says that the average cruising speed is about 18 to 20 knots (20 to 23 mph) depending on the ship and itinerary. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

These trimarans will be able to hit a speed of 14 knots, or around 16 mph (26 km/h), by using weather routing techniques to catch the wind in their sails and go from Bayonne, France, to New York in about 13 days. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 June 2026

Verb

No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy. — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025

Stories like these usually lurch from one contrivance and complication to the next, but Chad Powers knots itself into a genuinely thorny conflict by the finale. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025