tight-knit

1. 1.

   closely and firmly integrated

   “a tight-knit organization”

   Synonymstightly knit

   Similarintegrated

Questions about tight-knit

What does tight-knit mean?

tight-knit means "closely and firmly integrated".

How many syllables are in tight-knit?

tight-knit has 2 syllables: tight-k-nit. The stress falls on "tight-k".

What is another word for tight-knit?

Close synonyms include tightly knit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tight-knit a common word?

tight-knit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.