Synonyms of knock down

knock down 1 of 3

verb

ˈnäk-ˈdau̇n 

1

as in to win

to receive as return for effort

she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• earn
• reap
• gain
• make
• get
• garner
• obtain
• pull down
• land
• realize
• bring in
• secure
• attain
• acquire
• capture
• come by
• procure
• draw
• carry
• achieve
• bag
• accomplish
• gross
• accumulate
• score
• net
• occupy
• take over
• pick up
• regain
• notch (up)
• amass
• clear
• rack up
• catch
• recapture
• annex
• remake
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• forfeit
• give
• grant
• accord
• yield
• give up
• surrender
• part (with)
• hand over
• relinquish

2

as in to take down

to take apart

right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• take down
• disconnect
• dismantle
• break down
• strike
• detach
• disassemble
• dismount
• dismember
• divide
• demount
• disengage
• separate
• disaggregate
• break up
• disarticulate
• dissever
• disunite
• disjoin
• disjoint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• construct
• build
• assemble
• erect
• combine
• unite
• pitch

3

as in to down

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

the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in to reduce

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 & Similar Words

• reduce
• decrease
• lower
• ease
• deplete
• diminish
• minimize
• cut down
• downsize
• lessen
• cut
• dent
• slash
• abate
• dwindle
• drop
• cut back
• compress
• downscale
• de-escalate
• shorten
• shrink
• trim
• contract
• pare
• nick
• dock
• truncate
• crop
• clip
• condense
• modify
• prune
• curtail
• constrict
• abbreviate
• whittle
• retrench
• modulate
• abridge
• deflate
• moderate
• qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• expand
• raise
• augment
• boost
• blow up
• add (to)
• amplify
• enlarge
• escalate
• swell
• extend
• inflate
• prolong
• dilate
• supplement
• lengthen
• complement
• elongate
• enhance
• aggrandize
• intensify
• heighten
• distend
• protract
• redouble

knockdown

2 of 3

adjective

chiefly British

as in dropped

Related Words

• dropped
• decreased
• depressed
• under
• receded
• low
• down

Dissimilar Words

• high
• increased
• elevated
• maximum
• raised
• up
• heightened
• extreme
• full
• utmost
• peaked
• escalated
• inflated
• jacked (up)
• over
• sky-high
• oversize
• maximized
• overloaded
• overflowing
• overlarge
• overfilled
• overfull

knockdown

3 of 3

noun

as in KO

Related Words

• KO
• knockout
• uppercut
• knee
• roundhouse
• one-two
• swing
• sucker punch
• left
• body blow
• right
• kick
• kayo
• thrashing
• hammering
• beating
• pummeling
• shiver
• pounding
• rabbit punch
• sidewinder
• cruncher
• drubbing
• battering
• counter
• licking
• pasting
• clobbering
• counterstroke
• bludgeoning
• hand
• blow
• whipping
• right-hander
• whip
• counterblow
• counterpunch
• flogging
• cudgeling
• bastinado
• hook
• punch
• hit
• stroke
• knock
• thud
• thump
• clip
• chop
• pound
• bat
• bang
• lash
• switch
• slug
• buffet
• swipe
• smack
• lambasting
• slap
• pelt
• beat
• belt
• bop
• haymaker
• stinger
• stripe
• plump
• hack
• cuff
• welt
• whack
• box
• rap
• swat
• walloping
• clap
• wham
• biff
• slam
• sock
• bust
• wallop
• thwack
• fillip
• smash
• clout
• bash
• pick
• dab
• poke
• spank
• lick
• crack
• douse
• whop
• larrup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knock down

Verb

When the opportunity arrives, Graves always seems to be in the correct position to knock down an open 3-pointer, deflect an opponent’s pass, grab a loose ball or snag a rebound. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

With this World Cup and its even bigger numbers, overwhelming media coverage and an American team that actually came with expectations, doors were knocked down. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Adjective

That competitive mariachi exists is a knockdown effect of this. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023

When the American Civil Liberties Union agreed to represent Collin, a philosophical dispute became a knockdown, drag-out battle. — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023

Noun

Sandhagen’s leg was injured in the first round after a submission attempt from Sandhagen bounced back with a strong second frame, but a knockdown in the third and several takedowns gave Bautista the win in the worst fight of the night. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore said on Monday that a complete knockdown has not yet been declared, as hotspots smolder inside the building. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 June 2026