close-knit
adjective
ˈklōs-ˈnit 
: bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties
close-knit families
Synonyms
- clannish
- cliquey
- cliquish
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
close-knit
adjective
as in friendly
bound together by feelings of very close association a close-knit family that constantly keeps in touch Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- friendly
- clannish
- cliquish
- cliquey
- familiar
- close
- intimate
- tight
- inseparable
- chummy
- bosom
- pack
- incestuous
- exclusive
- snobby
- thick
- snobbish
- pally
- inhospitable
- palsy
- unfriendly
- forbidding
- palsy-walsy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- receptive
- welcoming