Synonyms of knock over

knock over

verb

1

as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rob
• steal (from)
• take off
• rip off
• knock off
• sack
• burglarize
• rifle
• loot
• break in
• burgle
• stick up
• plunder
• strip
• pluck
• defraud
• cheat
• exploit
• stick
• skin
• despoil
• hold up
• squeeze
• swindle
• spoil
• pillage
• sting
• bleed
• chisel
• ravish
• hustle
• ransack
• shortchange
• fleece
• rook
• roll
• mulct
• cozen
• mug

2

as in to drop

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

knocked me over trying to get out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drop
• down
• knock down
• fell
• mow (down)
• hit
• floor
• knock out
• smack
• slap
• topple
• bowl (down or over)
• punch
• level
• bang
• slam
• prostrate
• pound
• throw down
• overthrow
• poke
• thump
• whack
• jab
• paste
• swipe
• bash
• hammer
• slug
• belt
• smite
• KO
• sock
• bludgeon
• swat
• clobber
• whale
• kayo
• wallop
• thwack
• slog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knock over

Tempe police said the incident was reported the morning of March 17 and that by late in the evening the investigation into who knocked over the $20,000 fixture was ongoing. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026

Bess finally blurted out, gesticulating and knocking over her glass of wine just as Sam opened a new bottle. —Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026

Coach Travis Steele screamed at the officials at halftime, knocking over a speaker on his way off the court and picking up a technical foul. —Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026

When—and why—laughter works In the study, Sezer and her colleagues ran six experiments involving more than 3,000 participants who read about other people’s embarrassing mishaps, like dramatically knocking over a glass in a restaurant or enthusiastically waving at the wrong person. —Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026