Antonyms of adj closely_knit

1 sense of closely knit

Sense 1
close-knit, closely knit -- (held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit")

INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant, remote -- (far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics")

Similarity of adj closely_knit

1 sense of closely knit

Sense 1
close-knit, closely knit -- (held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit")
       => close (vs. distant) -- (close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance")