Antonyms for close-knit
kloʊsclose-knit

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1. close-knit, closely knitadjective

   held together as by social or cultural ties

   "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit"

   Antonyms:
   remote, distant

   Synonyms:
   closely knit

How to use close-knit in a sentence?

1. Inspector General Setyo Wasisto:

   They( bootleggers and their distributors) are part of a close knit community. Sometimes, when police come to check on a tip they have already put the bootleg alcohol away. They know who their customers are when they come. It's much like a clandestine narcotics network, in the past, bootleg alcohol was found to be a mixture of alcohol and energy drinks. Some are a mix of pure alcohol, carbonated drinks and an ingredient used in anti-mosquito repellent.

2. George Burns:

   Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

3. Sheriff Clay Myers:

   On behalf of the Sheriff's Office, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to Trooper Houle's family, friends and the Washington State Patrol, this is a tragic accident and will be felt hard in our close-knit law enforcement community.

4. Alex Podebryis:

   I remember thinking,' Why is everyone so excited ? What's going on here ?' that was new to me. All those little things about how society works, functions. In Buffalo we lived is a close-knit community, it was really nice.

5. Jim Montague:

   We have strict orders from our lawyers (not to comment), soon enough, I'd love to tell the other side of the story. It's ridiculous, why he's expelled. It's probably going to set some sort of precedent. We're trying to do things the gentleman's way, so we're keeping things close-knit. But you guys will get a story.

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