close-knit
closely knit

The individual kingdoms that had been so closely knit turned against each other.

In Colombia the drug mafia is a closely knit family.

In a community that closely knit, there could be no isolated incidents.

The way of life in this town has been described as closely knit, a legacy that continues.

Seven family members are already at work in the closely knit business.

No other gave its adherents quite the same feeling of coming into a closely knit community.

They are a closely knit, loving family who live for the moment regardless of their financial situation.

As in most minor league operations, the ball park and the community are closely knit.

The first group gauges the pressure of politics on closely knit families.

The first 21 years of my life were in this closely knit educational community.