Synonyms of knock (about)

knock (about) 1 of 3

verb

as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly

we knocked about from town to town, looking for work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roam
• wander
• drift
• stroll
• gad (about)
• cruise
• float
• range
• rove
• kick around
• meander
• traipse
• ramble
• bat
• galavant
• gallivant
• mooch
• saunter
• mill (about or around)
• amble
• maunder
• vagabond
• gypsy
• dawdle
• mope
• stray
• straggle
• hobo
• tramp

knockabout

2 of 3

adjective

as in rollicking

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way

a knockabout game of football in the mud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rollicking
• boisterous
• lively
• raucous
• rowdy
• rambunctious
• carnival
• rumbustious
• violent
• hell-raising
• noisy
• wild and woolly
• raffish
• robustious
• riotous
• roisterous
• carnivalesque
• screaming
• wild
• wilful
• exuberant
• bubbly
• larrikin
• uncontrolled
• uninhibited
• turbulent
• ruffianly
• buoyant
• uncontrollable
• impassioned
• effervescent
• unreserved
• undisciplined
• yelling
• sprightly
• unrestrained
• unmanageable
• strident
• vivacious
• tempestuous
• stormy
• intractable
• unruly
• rowdyish
• obstreperous
• rampageous
• recalcitrant
• ungovernable
• headstrong
• loudmouthed
• vociferous
• high-spirited
• willful
• callithumpian
• rackety
• clamorous
• howling
• openmouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• orderly
• sombre
• solemn
• sedate
• staid
• proper
• somber
• dignified
• sober
• decorous
• placid
• silent
• restrained
• quiet
• seemly
• peaceful
• controlled
• composed
• calm
• serene
• noiseless
• tranquil
• imperturbable
• collected
• unruffled
• reasonable
• moderate
• hushed
• soundless
• repressed
• unflappable
• temperate
• subdued
• stolid
• stoical
• inhibited
• constrained
• phlegmatic
• stoic
• impassive
• detached
• indifferent
• depressed
• aloof
• self-controlled

knockabout

3 of 3

noun

as in gypsy

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gypsy
• traveller
• bird of passage
• wanderer
• nomad
• drifter
• gadabout
• traveler
• wayfarer
• roamer
• vagabond
• rambler
• rover
• maunderer
• stroller
• hobo
• passenger
• laggard
• straggler
• loiterer
• migrant
• tramp
• sojourner
• sightseer
• lingerer
• bum
• vagrant
• transient
• saunterer
• ambler

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• settler
• inhabitant
• dweller
• homebody
• denizen
• habitant