Synonyms for knot

Other words for “knot”, grouped by meaning.

We found 8 synonyms for “knot”. The most common are gnarl, slub, burl, greyback, grayback.

noun something twisted and tight and swollen

Synonymsgnarl

noun soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

Synonymsslub burl

noun a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

verb tangle or complicate

Oppositesunknot

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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