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Antonyms for knotty
ˈnɒt iknot·ty
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term knotty.
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baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
"a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
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easy, simple, untangled, straightSynonyms:
subtle, gnarled, involved, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, snarly, baffling, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, tortuous, convoluted, snarledgnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbedadjective
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
"gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
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simple, easy, straight, untangledSynonyms:
tangled, baffling, problematic, gnarly, convoluted, tortuous, gnarled, tough, snarly, problematical, involved, snarled, knotted, elusive, knobbedByzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuousadjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
"the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
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easy, straight, untangled, simpleSynonyms:
involved, problematical, twisty, convolute, twisting, winding, problematic, mired, gnarled, gnarly, tangled, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, snarly, voluminous, tortuous, convoluted, baffling, snarledknotty, snarled, snarlyadjective
tangled in knots or snarls
"a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"
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untangled, simple, straight, easySynonyms:
tangled, baffling, problematic, convoluted, tortuous, gnarled, tough, snarly, involved, knobbed, snarled, knotted, elusive, problematical, gnarly
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knottyadjective
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knotted, gnarled, crossgrained, intricate, difficult, complicated
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