knotted
Twisted and secured
Knotted describes something tied or tangled into knots: knotted rope, knotted hair.
Wood is knotted when it contains hard circular grain patterns from former branches.
Muscles become knotted when tense—tight and lumpy.
Figuratively, a knotted problem is tangled and difficult to unravel.
Get knotted is British slang for "go away" or "get lost."
Wound around itself
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- tiedFastened by knotting
- coiledArranged in spirals
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
snarled · lumpy · bunched · matted · kinked · looped · intertwined · entwined
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- thornyHaving sharp protrusions
difficult · problematic · tricky · messy · labyrinthine · byzantine · twisted · snarled
Thick twisted fibers
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- macraméFiber art using knots
- lashingBeating or binding
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
bowline · reef · belay · splice · cordage · rigging · nautical · sailor
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- tenseStrained or nervous
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- churningAgitated circular motion
uneasy · apprehensive · worried · agitated · distressed · queasy · butterflies · stomach
twisted
Wound around itself
gnarled · snarled · lumpy · bunched · matted · kinked · looped · intertwined · entwined · braided
gnarled
Twisted and knotty
rough · nubby · twisted · contorted · craggy · weathered · rugged · lumpy · uneven · ridged
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
thorny · difficult · problematic · tricky · messy · labyrinthine · byzantine · twisted · snarled · vexing
rope
Thick twisted fibers
hitch · bowline · reef · belay · splice · cordage · rigging · nautical · sailor · binding
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
churning · uneasy · apprehensive · worried · agitated · distressed · queasy · butterflies · stomach · pit
tense
Strained or nervous
sore · aching · spasming · contracted · rigid · seized · painful · stressed · strained · clenched
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
- beads & beadingnecklace, bracelet, pearl, rosary, anklet
- muscle conditionstoned, flexed, relaxed, tense, tight
knotteduntied
Released from binding
unknotted · unfastened · loose · free · unbound
- knotty pineLumber with visible whorls
- knotted hairTwisted, matted strands
- knotted ropeFastened length of fiber
- get knottedAngry dismissal expression
- knotted rugCarpet with tied fibers
- knotted cordString with fastened loops