knot

[not] / nɒt /

NOUN

bow, loop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

screw tangle

STRONG

bond braid bunch coil connection contortion entanglement gnarl helix hitch joint kink ligament ligature link mat nexus perplexity rosette snag snarl spiral splice tie twirl twist warp whirl whorl yoke

WEAK

vinculum

NOUN

lump; crowd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clump cluster mob swarm

STRONG

aggregation assemblage assortment band bunch circle clique collection company crew gang gathering group heap mass pack pile set squad tuft

Antonyms

STRONG

individual

WEAK

line

VERB

weave, complicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

knit

STRONG

bind cord entangle loop secure tat tether tie

Antonyms

STRONG

loose loosen unfasten untie

WEAK

unknot

Example Sentences

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Justice Edmonds’s handkerchief was taken out of his pocket, tied in knots and put back.

From Literature

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

From Literature

It’s hard to make simple out of complicated, like trying to make a straight line out of a tangled knot.

From Literature

This work is ethereal, and maybe something solid will create a knot.’

From Los Angeles Times

Still, Jonah felt a knot of anxiety in his stomach at the thought of moving.

From Literature