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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. closely and firmly integrated;
- Example: "a tight-knit organization"
[syn: tight-knit, tightly knit]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

integrated \integrated\ adj. 1. Formed or united into a whole. Syn: incorporate, incorporated, merged, unified. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; as, an integrated Europe. Opposite of nonintegrated. [Narrower terms: coordinated, interconnected, unified; embedded; incorporated; tight-knit, tightly knit] a more closely integrated economic and political system --Dwight D. Eisenhower [WordNet 1.5] 3. Having different groups treated together as equals in one group; as, racially integrated schools. [Narrower terms: co-ed, coeducational; desegrated, nonsegregated, unsegregated; interracial; mainstreamed] Also See: integrative, joint, united. Antonym: segregated. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 4. Resembling a living organism in organization or development. [Narrower terms: organic (vs. inorganic)] Syn: structured. [WordNet 1.5] 5. combined. Opposite of uncombined. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 6. having constituent parts mixed to form a single unit. Opposite of unmixed. [Narrower terms: blended[2]] Syn: amalgamated, intermingled, mixed. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tightly knit adj 1: closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit organization" [syn: tight-knit, tightly knit]