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

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1. List of paraphrases for "knit":

   knitting, knitted, weaving

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How to use knit in a sentence?

1. Aun Koh:

   The level of craftsmanship here has really skyrocketed, ever since 28 Hong Kong Street opened in 2011 and Michael Callahan and other people like him who are world class mixologists moved here, they've created this very close knit community where they're supporting each other and not competing with each other.

2. Veronica Mass:

   They were a close-knit family, no drugs, no alcohol.

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   We knit alone our life, before seeing by it our shroud. (Nous tricotons notre vie seule, Avant d'y voir notre linceul)

4. Leslie Kok:

   I will knit as long as there is a need for the pouches.

5. Woody Smeck:

   Hotshot teams are a tight-knit close group that really care for each other and Brian facilitated that caring and connection. He kept that team in strong unity, he was their pillar of strength. He had a bright future ahead of him, gone way too soon.