Synonyms for knit
nɪtknit

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1. knitnoun

   a fabric made by knitting

   Synonyms:
   knit stitch, knitwork, knitting, plain, plain stitch

2. knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitchnoun

   a basic knitting stitch

   Synonyms:
   plain stitch, plain, champaign, field, knitting, knit stitch, knitwork

3. knit, knitting, knitworkverb

   needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

   Synonyms:
   knit stitch, knitwork, knitting, plain, plain stitch

4. knitverb

   make (textiles) by knitting

   "knit a scarf"

   Synonyms:
   pucker, entwine, rumple, crumple, cockle

5. knit, entwineverb

   tie or link together

   Synonyms:
   pucker, enlace, crumple, intertwine, twine, entwine, interlace, rumple, lace, cockle

6. pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knitverb

   to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

   "She puckered her lips"

   Synonyms:
   ripple, ruffle up, entwine, tumble, rumple, pucker, break down, crease, riffle, wrinkle, collapse, ruck up, gather, crumble, buckle, ruck, tuck, ruffle, mess up, crinkle, cockle, crumple, undulate

Matched Categories

1. • Create From Raw Material
   • Fabric
   • Handicraft
   • Wrinkle

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knitverb

   Synonyms:
   join, unite, connect

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "knit":

   knitting, knitted, weaving

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1. Kensington Palace:

   Meghan Markle has a very close-knit circle of friends and Meghan Markle did n’t want to choose one over another, all have been actively involved in helping her prepare for the day and will be there in the days beforehand. She’s very happy to have their support.

2. Lara Aknin:

   Generosity helps knit our social lives together... and function as a larger collective, gift-giving, and helping others more broadly, helps us navigate and smooth our social world.

3. Michael LeRoy:

   I can't say I'm surprised. Union brothers and sisters, it's part of their lore, their folkway, they communicate it to incoming people, and it really speaks to the tight-knit social culture that unions use, especially around striking. I don't view it as a good thing or a bad thing. But it is a thing.

4. Mayor Breeden:

   We're a close-knit community and everybody is working to take care of each other.

5. 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.