KNOCK-UP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

knock up

verb

Definition of knock up

British

as in to wake

to cause to stop sleeping I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m.

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Recent Examples of knock up The pair collided with such force that Dumoulin got knocked up about two feet in the air before landing hard on his padded backside. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, while Miranda busies herself with building a pageant empire, her husband Ray, a pill-popping nurse, has knocked up the 18-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Julia, worried, maintains that she’s not knocked up. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025 With 200 hp worth of empty space to play with before knocking up against the 600-hp V12 Verado, Mercury is dialing up the overall output of the V10 range by adding a new 425-hp variant as the flagship of the family. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knock up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock up

Verb

What circadian sunmaxxing actually means Circadian sunmaxxing refers to intentionally getting outside within roughly an hour of waking for 10 to 30 minutes of natural light, often longer on cloudy days.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Most protocols call for 5 to 10 minutes of outdoor light on clear bright mornings and 20 to 30 minutes on overcast days, ideally within 30 to 60 minutes of waking.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of wake

Verb

Keegan was desperate to awaken the sleeping Tyneside beast and get Newcastle back to the top flight and immediately announced himself to his adoring new fanbase, scoring the winning goal on his debut against Queens Park Rangers at St James’.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
And apparently anyone did because later that night I was awakened by hostile yelling from the corridor just outside my room.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of awaken

Verb

Many awoke to the thunder, lots saw the lightning, a few got rain up to a quarter inch.

— Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2026
Determined to make the most of our last day, Karissa and I awoke early and split from our friends to take a 30-minute train ride to North Berwick.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026