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knock off

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of knock off

1 to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
  • Knock it off!
Synonyms of knock off

break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off, stop
Words Related to knock off

complete, conclude, finish

close (down)

deactivate

block, blockade, dam, delay, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, kibosh, obstruct, stem

call, suspend

arrest, brake, check, clamp down, rein (in), squash, squelch, stamp, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back

pause, stay, suspend
Phrases Synonymous with knock off

have done with, put the kibosh on
Near Antonyms of knock off

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep up, run on

advance, proceed, progress
2 to stop doing (something) permanently
  • Jane decided it was time to knock off telling fibs about her family background.
Synonyms of knock off

abandon, discontinue, drop, give up, lay off (of), pack (up or in), quit
Words Related to knock off

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, end, expire, finish, halt, leave off, shut off

pause, taper off

throw up

round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up
Phrases Synonymous with knock off

hang it up, have done (with)
Near Antonyms of knock off

go, run on

hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist

follow through (with)

renew, reopen, restart, resume

preserve, stay

begin, commence, start
Antonyms of knock off

carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain
3 to take away (an amount or number) from a total
  • a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
Synonyms of knock off

abate, deduct, subtract, take off
Words Related to knock off

decrease, diminish, discount, downsize, dwindle, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle
Near Antonyms of knock off

adjoin, annex, append

complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, multiply
Antonyms of knock off

add, tack (on)

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