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

So in, in four dimensions, in the standard four-dimensional space, there is exactly one knotted loop. — Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 Some do impromptu handstands against the wall, their feet tapping to the music; others migrate to adjacent gym equipment, pulsing on workout rings, swinging on knotted climbing ropes or swiveling their hips on a Bosu balance ball. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

The score was knotted at 5, 12, 19 at halftime, and 26 with a quarter to go at overcast Sandy Park. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 In accessories, Tcherassi’s knotted Sofia bag now comes in raffia, an ideal catch-all for long summer days spent on the water, or in the stands by the racetrack. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knotted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knotted

Adjective

The bass pulled out about 130 feet of line, right down to the knotty backlash.

— Bob Rocchetta as told to Al Ristori, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026
Bae Hyeon-seong plays Sun-woo in his first lead role in a feature film, and the knotty relationship between mother and son sits at the heart of the film.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of knotty

Adjective

The prosecution, a rare Department of Justice criminal case against a former employee, revisits a tangled and peculiar saga that roiled the final weeks of the 2020 race.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
In the video, Frantz approaches the tangled animal with what appear to be pruning shears and starts snipping away at the wires.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangled

Verb

For decades, the United States and Canada worked to build one of the world’s closest economic partnerships, with supply chains, businesses and trade increasingly intertwined.

— Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
That local controversy is now intertwined with a broader legal battle.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intertwined

Adjective

The latter is more demanding, but might have the best views of those jagged, majestic Dolomites in the region.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 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

Beetz is phenomenal as a young woman rocked by her own broken family history, willing to put herself in harm’s way to stop Jurek’s terror.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Sculptural and subversive, it’s made from broken windows, melted glass bottles, and is repurposed using old engine oil as fuel.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of broken

Adjective

The audit, released Monday, identified a host of issues, including regulators’ failure to meet regular inspection schedules or to conduct sufficient random checks at dispensaries for contaminated products.

— Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
To break the chains of infections stemming from contaminated needles, Soqo has proposed supplying thousands of sterile needles and syringes to communities of methamphetamine users.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of contaminated

Adjective

Hutch seemed unhurt beyond a twisted knee, but Ed, stripped naked, was a mass of small cuts and bright greening bruises that made an awful background for ridges of clotted blood.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Drain the oxtails in a colander, rinse under cold running water, and trim off any remaining clotted blood or excess fat with kitchen shears.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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