tight-knit

tight-knit
adjective
closely and firmly integrated
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a tight-knit organization

• Syn: ↑tightly knit
• Similar to: ↑integrated

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: closely and firmly integrated

a tight-knit schedule

a tight-knit organization

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/tuyt"nit"/, adj.
well-organized and integrated.

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tight-knitˈ or tightly-knitˈ adjective
1. Close-knit
2. Closely integrated
3. Tightly organized
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Main Entry: ↑tight

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tight-knit UK US adjective
tight-knit variant tightly-knit variant a tight-knit group of people know each other very well and support each other

a tight-knit fishing community

Thesaurus: describing or involving groups of peoplesynonym general words for groups of peoplehyponym

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tight-knit «TYT NIHT», adjective.
intimately connected; close-knit: »

a tight-knit community.

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(also tightly knit) adj. (of a group of people) united or bound together by strong relationships and common interests

tight-knit mining communities

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/ˈtaıtˈnıt/ adj [more \tight-knit; most \tight-knit]
— used to describe a group of people who care about each other and who are very friendly with each other

We are a tight-knit [=close-knit] family/community.

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ˌtight-ˈknit [tight-knit] (also ˌtightly-ˈknit) adjective
(of a family or community) with all the members having strong friendly relationships with one another

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a tight-knit mining community


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