Definitions

knotted

[not-id] / ˈnɒt ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

tied

Synonyms

STRONGEST

braided bunched clustered coiled snarled tangled

STRONG

banded bent clinched clumped engaged entangled fastened gnarled hitched intertwined lashed lassoed linked looped meshed perplexed seized snagged spliced twisted warped whirled

WEAK

knotty

Antonyms

STRONG

straight untwisted

WEAK

free loose separate

Example Sentences

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My stomach knotted up as I remembered the way he’d walked past me.

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I did, even though my insides were still too knotted with anger to be very hungry.

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My insides got all knotted up and I felt like I was going to bust wide open.

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Jonah noticed she had her fingers knotted together, like she was suddenly very tense.

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Then, sitting in the shade of a palm tree, she knotted the squares down the sides and across the bottom.

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