as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood
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as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness
The trainer splashed cold water on the boxer to bring him out of his knockout.
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as in queen
an attractive woman
The cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout.
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
The band's new album is a knockout.
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as in doll
a physically attractive person
Only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts.
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time
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Recent Examples of knockout
André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2023
Every previous fight was decided by knockout, technical knockout or unanimous decision.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The 30-year-old Davis is 30-0-1 with 28 knockouts in his career and is the current WBA lightweight champion.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Addison Rae added to the ever-growing list of knockout vintage Y2K, donning a wrap skirt from Roberto Cavalli’s spring 2000 collection.
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2023
Every previous fight was decided by knockout, technical knockout or unanimous decision.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
For all the Trump administration’s hyperbole about making America great again, there’s been surprisingly little talk of winning the semiconductor race with a knockout punch.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The 30-year-old Davis is 30-0-1 with 28 knockouts in his career and is the current WBA lightweight champion.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Those agents played crucial roles in the June airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program, identifying the locations of nuclear scientists’ homes and knocking out Iran’s air defenses.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Although neither are overly complicated, the Taskmaster battle has a fun schtick where players have to knock out the boss’ Captain America-like shield, leaving him vulnerable to attacks for a limited time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockout
Adjective
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But now, the historic home faces something beautiful and meaningful: the city's newest park.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Across time and place, House of Smoke moves toward a reckoning with the troubled South that shaped my worldview and an appreciation for the many gifts my beautiful and tragic mother bestowed.—
John T. Edge,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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That's the best way to cultivate empathy and compassion, and understand that every culture has its own beauty.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Greenfield’s funny, poignant and piercingly honest portrait of L.A. teens navigating high school’s social terrain in the post-pandemic era — shot before the brutal January 2025 wildfires scorched the landscape — captures the awkwardness and beauty of adolescence with rare precision.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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The researchers looked at the responses of 69 pet dogs of varying breeds to a realistic animatronic cat doll.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Selves propagate in Oyeyemi’s fiction: as dolls, doppelgängers, a changeling with double pupils.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gastineau and Favre were surrounded by multiple onlookers and Gastineau wore a microphone provided by the film crew.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Klan was more than happy to wear white after Labor Day too.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Farm Rio With gorgeous, colorful pieces, Farm Rio’s shiny new Carnaby Street store fits seamlessly into Soho.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The all-time classic has been respectfully and faithfully recreated with little interference other than gorgeous visuals and a more accessible, modern control scheme.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The paper confetti rained on HYDE’s crumpled form as the audience gazed on as if in a trance.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
29 July 2025
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Morrison would seem to go into a trance during live renditions of the tune.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The call sheet for a scene might include the moon goddess Selene, Ariana Grande, and Hedy Lamarr.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some of the etchings, Bar-Ron says, seem to reflect resistance to the goddess's worship from Semitic workers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Knockout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockout. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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