KNOTTED Synonyms: 183 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of knotted

as in knotty

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verb

past tense of knot

as in intertwined

to twist together into a usually confused mass the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together

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Recent Examples of knotted

Adjective

This typically refers to a handwoven or hand knotted rug created over 20 years ago or more. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 29 June 2026 The contemporary cabin design is another perk, characterized by knotted pine ceilings, charcoal walls, and rustic accents. — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026

Verb

Williamson, drafted by the Mariners in 2023 and traded to Tampa Bay in February, knotted the game in the second with a double that scored Chandler Simpson from first. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Ellison would wake up with his stomach knotted, his skin crawling with a rash. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for knotted

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Adjective

Supergirl is, on paper, aiming for something knottier than a typical comic-book adaptation.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
This gives the roots a knotty appearance from which its common name is derived.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

Definition of knotty

Adjective

The space fans have come to know is covered in tangled vines and surrounded by plants and yard art.

— Jenna Thompson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Sebold’s memoir later became a bestseller, and through a tangled series of events that began when producers decided to make a film version of the memoir, the book ultimately helped lead to Broadwater’s exoneration in 2021.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Definition of tangled

Verb

However, this line of argumentation leaves unacknowledged the ways in which professionalization and academic exploration are importantly intertwined, rather than at odds.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Population-level case numbers hid individual after idiosyncratic individual — and just how closely research and practice could be intertwined.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

Definition of intertwined

Adjective

Despite its two-hour-52-minute run time, its pace is absorbing, particularly after the jagged editing of the first hour.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Swaths of land left uncontrolled grew into carpets of invasive buffelgrass nearly right up to the jagged edge between the mountain and the sky.

— Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

While there were countless reasons for the snarled traffic and ingress breakdown in access to the stadium on the afternoon of the Argentina-Algeria game, Kansas City and KC2026 would be left to wear it if it didn’t get fixed pronto.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
The remarks forecast a long stalemate, despite the mounting pressure on Congress to reopen the DHS that’s stemming from both the snarled airport traffic and the heightened national security risks stemming from the Iran war.

— Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of snarled

Adjective

His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The broken, headless humerus was instead left to float freely in the man’s arm, unattached to his upper body.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of broken

Adjective

Over half of the surfaces were found to have high enough levels of bacteria, yeast or mold to put someone at risk for infection, with the headrest the most contaminated area.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Beyond the contaminated water, Detwiler says, they're linked to frequent illness outbreaks and can be notoriously difficult to trace back to their source.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of contaminated

Adjective

The nearly 3,000-foot-long train was patiently idling beside the platform at East Perth Terminal, where a spread of scones, strawberry jam, clotted cream, and Bollinger champagne welcomed eager travelers.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Several three-tier cake stands were brought to the table with sandwiches, pastries and buttermilk scones served with clotted cream and strawberry preserve from Highgrove House, the country estate of King Charles, and Fortnum & Mason tea.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

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