knit

The word “knit” has 1 syllable: knit

It's pronounced as /nɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for knit?

In the thesaurus, “knit” has 54 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for knit along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for knit

  • affiliate
  • affix
  • ally
  • baste
  • bind
  • cable
  • connect
  • contract
  • corrugate
  • crease
  • crimp
  • crinkle
  • crisp
  • crochet
  • cross-stitch
  • crumple
  • darn
  • ease
  • embroider
  • fasten
  • fell
  • finish
  • fold
  • furrow
  • heal
  • interlace
  • intermingle
  • join
  • link
  • loop
  • mend
  • net
  • overcast
  • patch
  • pleat
  • pucker
  • purl
  • quilt
  • repair
  • ripple
  • ruck
  • ruffle
  • rumple
  • scrunch
  • secure
  • sew
  • spin
  • stitch
  • suture
  • tie
  • unite
  • weave
  • web
  • wrinkle

Antonyms for knit

  • detach
  • disconnect
  • disjoin
  • divide
  • even
  • flatten
  • harm
  • hurt
  • injure
  • iron
  • iron out
  • let go
  • loose
  • loosen
  • lose
  • neaten
  • press
  • release
  • separate
  • smooth
  • smoothen
  • straighten
  • tidy
  • uncrumple
  • unfasten
  • unfold
  • unknit
  • unsew
  • untie

Meanings of knit

  • noun
    1. A knitted garment.
    2. A session of knitting.
  • verb
    1. To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
    2. To join closely and firmly together.
    3. To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
    4. To grow together.
    5. To combine from various elements.
    6. Of bones: to heal following a fracture.
    7. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
    8. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

Example Sentences

  • She loves to knit scarves in her free time.
  • He decided to knit a sweater for the winter.
  • The team needs to knit their skills together to win the game.
  • She began to knit a blanket for her grandmother.
  • They knit the fabric together with great care.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knit, such as: affiliate, affix, ally, baste, bind, cable, connect.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

darn

  • abominable
  • accursed
  • accurst
  • ace
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • baste
  • beans
  • bit
  • blasted
  • bubkes
  • bum
  • bupkes
  • bupkus
  • confound it
  • confounded
  • contemptible
  • continental
  • cripes
  • crochet
  • cross-stitch
  • crumb
  • cursed
  • curst
  • cussed
  • dab
  • damn
  • damn it
  • damnable
  • dang
  • danged
  • darnation
  • darned
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • deuced
  • diddly
  • diddly-squat
  • doggone
  • doggoned
  • doodley-squat
  • doodly-squat
  • drat
  • driblet
  • durned
  • ease
  • embroider
  • execrable
  • fell
  • fig
  • finish
  • freaking
  • ghost
  • glimmer
  • gosh-darn
  • hint
  • hoot
  • infernal
  • iota
  • jot
  • knit
  • lick
  • little
  • lousy
  • mend
  • miserable
  • mite
  • modicum
  • nasty
  • nip
  • odious
  • ounce
  • overcast
  • particle
  • patch
  • peanuts
  • pin
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • punk
  • quilt
  • rap
  • ray
  • repair
  • rotten
  • scabby
  • scrap
  • scruple
  • scummy
  • scurvy
  • semblance
  • sew
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shameful
  • shred
  • skosh
  • smidge
  • smidgen
  • smidgeon
  • smidgin
  • snap
  • sorry
  • speck
  • spot
  • sprinkling
  • squat
  • stitch
  • strain
  • streak
  • suspicion
  • suture
  • syllable
  • terrible
  • tittle
  • touch
  • trace
  • vile
  • whit
  • whoop
  • wretched

darned

  • abominable
  • accursed
  • accurst
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • basted
  • blasted
  • bum
  • confounded
  • contemptible
  • crocheted
  • cross-stitched
  • cursed
  • curst
  • cussed
  • damnable
  • dang
  • danged
  • darn
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • deuced
  • doggone
  • doggoned
  • durn
  • eased
  • embroidered
  • execrable
  • felled
  • finished
  • freaking
  • infernal
  • irritating
  • knit
  • knitted
  • lousy
  • mended
  • miserable
  • nasty
  • odious
  • offensive
  • overcast
  • patched
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • punk
  • quilted
  • repaired
  • rotten
  • scabby
  • scummy
  • scurvy
  • sewed
  • shameful
  • sorry
  • stitched
  • sutured
  • terrible
  • undesirable
  • vile
  • wretched

quilt

  • baste
  • batt
  • bedclothes
  • bedcover
  • bedcovering
  • bedding
  • bedspread
  • blanket
  • clothes
  • comforter
  • counterpane
  • cover
  • coverlet
  • crochet
  • cross-stitch
  • darn
  • down
  • duvet
  • ease
  • eiderdown
  • embroider
  • fell
  • finish
  • hap
  • knit
  • mend
  • overcast
  • pad
  • patch
  • patchwork
  • pouf
  • puff
  • repair
  • sew
  • spread
  • stitch
  • suture

quilted

  • basted
  • checky
  • crocheted
  • cross-stitched
  • cushioned
  • darned
  • diversified
  • eased
  • embroidered
  • felled
  • filled
  • finished
  • knit
  • knitted
  • mended
  • motley
  • mutable
  • overcast
  • patched
  • patchwork
  • plaid
  • repaired
  • sewed
  • spotted
  • stitched
  • sutured
  • variegated

immingle

  • add
  • admix
  • amalgamate
  • associate
  • blend
  • coalesce
  • combine
  • come together
  • comingle
  • commingle
  • commix
  • composite
  • compound
  • concrete
  • conflate
  • conjoin
  • cut in
  • emulsify
  • fold
  • fuse
  • homogenize
  • immix
  • incorporate
  • integrate
  • interblend
  • interfuse
  • interlace
  • intermingle
  • intermix
  • intertwine
  • interweave
  • join
  • knit
  • link
  • meld
  • merge
  • mesh
  • mingle
  • mix
  • network
  • pool
  • stir
  • throw in with
  • throw together
  • toss
  • unite
  • weave
  • wed

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