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knock down

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of knock down

1 to receive as return for effort
  • she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard
Synonyms of knock down

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win
Words Related to knock down

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
Near Antonyms of knock down

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield
Antonyms of knock down

forfeit, lose
2 to take apart
  • right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays
Synonyms of knock down

break down, demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, dismount, strike, take down
Words Related to knock down

detach, disengage

break up, disaggregate, disarticulate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, divide, separate
Near Antonyms of knock down

build, erect, pitch

combine, unite
Antonyms of knock down

assemble, construct
3 to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
  • the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down
Synonyms of knock down

bowl (down or over), down, drop, fell, floor, knock over, level, mow (down), prostrate
Words Related to knock down

kayo, knock out, KO

overthrow, throw down, topple

bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, clobber, hammer, hit, jab, paste, poke, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale
4 to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
  • they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any
Synonyms of knock down

abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, lessen, lower, reduce
Words Related to knock down

compress, condense, constrict, contract

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

deflate, shrink

minimize

moderate, modify, modulate, qualify
Near Antonyms of knock down

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

add (to), complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify

redouble
Antonyms of knock down

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise

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