as in weaved
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knotted
Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Inca bureaucrats recorded all the goings-on in their bustling empire using knotted cords called khipu, where the position and order of the knots represented numbers.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
With the match knotted 1-1 in the 84th minute, Messi took a ball at the top of the box and delivered one of his signature individual efforts to put Miami ahead for good.
—Reuters, 17 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Director Michael Chaves, in a much more successful and affecting fashion than his previous outputs for the franchise, builds a tightly knotted tension through effective foreshadowing and with several complex Rube Goldberg machines.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Inca bureaucrats recorded all the goings-on in their bustling empire using knotted cords called khipu, where the position and order of the knots represented numbers.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Sixteen of the next 17 batters went down without reaching safely before Freddie Freeman knotted the score with a solo shot.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
With the match knotted 1-1 in the 84th minute, Messi took a ball at the top of the box and delivered one of his signature individual efforts to put Miami ahead for good.
—Reuters, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knotted
Verb
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This little case keeps rings, necklaces, and earrings neatly tucked away, so nothing gets tangled—or worse, left behind.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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True moral dilemmas, which become tangled in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hank Green has been a knotty boy.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Partisan president acknowledges that, as ever at a record label, the album was discussed in those knotty terms of art and commerce.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Over the course of three days, the rescue team worked to cut away the snarled ropes, with video capturing their approach to the whale in a small boat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There is nothing quite like the view from Monterey Bay—jagged coastline and evergreens framing a strip of blue.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Visitors will find themselves with jaws agape at the striking jagged mountain peaks, looming glaciers, and slick icebergs, all set to the backdrop of moody, misty weather—this is a photographer’s dream adventure.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two children who became ill showed symptoms of a condition that can arise from contaminated water.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In communities without clean water, families often burn wood to boil contaminated water, contributing to both deforestation and emissions.—
Sivan Yaari,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The stunning Spiaggia di Frontone, a pebbly crescent of clear water framed by rocks, is easily reached by taxi boat from the port.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tickets must be purchased online in advance, and a slow, bumpy road leads to the parking lot.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The road doesn’t have to be bumpy.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Knotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knotted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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