KNEECAP Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

kneecap

verb

Definition of kneecap

as in to smack

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Recent Examples of kneecap The company’s success in launch and low-Earth orbit communications offers the United States its best weapon in the civil and national security contest with China, and lawmakers would likely be reluctant to kneecap that effort. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Case for buying Unlike with many bad teams, which tend to perform poorly all over the field, this Red Sox team has mostly been kneecapped by one obvious, overwhelming flaw. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 The government wanted to kneecap my reputation. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026 Uber, a perennial, prolific political spender, seeks to kneecap a longtime foe, the Consumer Attorneys of California, through a measure that would limit the fees attorneys can collect in car crash cases. — Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for kneecap

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecap

Verb

O’Connell told the students a stalk of celery is responsible for the smacking sound.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
In September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft smacked into a cosmic rock named Dimorphos at a speed of around 14,000 miles per hour.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of smack

Verb

The 25-year-old former 19th-round draft pick hit 25 home runs and 29 home runs in 125 games between three levels.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Netanyahu denied that Israel was responsible for worsening conditions for Palestinians in Gaza's tent camps, which have been hit by severe winter flooding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

In many systems, offensive rebounds are predicated on an expectation that the center — or comparable big man — will box out while the rest of the wings crash and the point guard leaks back.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Then, Democrats, battered by their losses and contending with retirements of their own, appeared boxed out in all but a few states.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of box

Verb

Wanted is the kind of show happy to let its company members belt, just for the hell of it.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2026
These watering holes, old and new, are living proof of the many shapes karaoke takes and the unifying joy of belting it out together, even when so much else threatens to divide us.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of belt

Verb

Tailored trousers kept the outfit polished, while paisley socks beneath leather wedge pumps gave it a tongue-in-cheek finish.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Another bout of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity socked Southern California on Thursday, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion, record-breaking temperatures and general misery.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026