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Synonyms of knock (about)
(Entry 1 of 3)
- we knocked about from town to town, looking for work
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knockabout
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of knockabout (Entry 2 of 3)
- a knockabout game of football in the mud
Synonyms for knockabout
- boisterous,
- hell-raising,
- rambunctious,
- raucous,
- robustious,
- roisterous,
- rollicking,
- rowdy,
- rumbustious
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to knockabout
- callithumpian,
- carnival,
- carnivalesque,
- larrikin
- [chiefly Australian],
- raffish,
- rampageous,
- riotous,
- rowdyish,
- ruffianly
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knockabout
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of knockabout (Entry 3 of 3)
- the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout
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“Knock (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20%28about%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of knock (about) was in 1880
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