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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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