Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Knit
Knit verb - Make (textiles) by knitting.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Friends Who Never Hang: Two people within a large close-knit group who aren't especially close to one another.
Source: Informed Attribute - They lack the privacy of less close-knit communities, the Gossipy Hens often get word around, but then, if they don't know what is happening to you, how can they help you?
Source: Close-Knit Community -
Intergenerational Friendship: Has formed a close-knit bond with the star of her Chandelier trilogy of music videos and frequent collaborator, Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler.
Source: Music / Sia
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Knit and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/knit
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