Synonyms of knocked

knocked

verb

past tense of knock

1

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something

my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumped
• slammed
• banged
• collided
• smashed
• crashed
• rammed
• hit
• swiped
• impacted
• struck
• impinged
• thudded
• bounced
• bashed
• glanced
• scraped
• swept
• pushed
• landed
• contacted
• skipped
• rebounded
• brushed
• touched
• nudged
• kissed
• ricocheted
• clunked
• grazed
• jostled
• skimmed
• shaved
• caromed
• pressed
• muscled
• bulldozed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

2

as in hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• smacked
• slapped
• slammed
• punched
• banged
• struck
• whacked
• clapped
• pounded
• swiped
• clipped
• cracked
• kicked
• batted
• bashed
• thumped
• shoved
• tapped
• pushed
• swatted
• nailed
• hammered
• licked
• slugged
• clobbered
• poked
• thwacked
• jabbed
• bopped
• zapped
• flicked
• rapped
• socked
• clocked
• boxed
• bludgeoned
• stabbed
• smote
• bobbed
• chopped
• busted
• pasted
• bumped
• tagged
• walloped
• biffed
• whaled
• clouted
• bonked
• slogged
• belted
• pummeled
• stroked
• battered
• mauled
• beat
• buffeted
• hung one on
• roughed
• stamped
• lashed
• slashed
• mangled
• dumped
• jostled
• cuffed
• pelted
• peppered
• scuffed
• bunged
• whipped
• lambasted
• drubbed
• laced
• butted
• prodded
• felled
• kneed
• bunted
• creamed
• decked
• floored
• sapped
• thrashed
• pommeled
• switched
• knocked down
• conked
• flailed
• clubbed
• leveled
• speared
• sucker punched
• beaned
• flogged
• bowled (down or over)
• caned
• sledged
• cudgeled
• sledgehammered
• brained
• rabbit-punched
• skulled

3

as in blamed

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of

hey, don't knock it until you've tried it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blamed
• criticized
• condemned
• faulted
• denounced
• attacked
• slammed
• kicked
• tweaked
• panned
• scolded
• slagged
• slashed
• found fault (with)
• lashed
• censured
• blasted
• complained
• reprehended
• dispraised
• dissed
• came down hard (on)
• took to task
• clobbered
• assailed
• muttered
• admonished
• murmured
• grumbled
• skewered
• moaned
• whined
• growled
• beefed
• reprimanded
• bitched
• berated
• sniped (at)
• groused
• nicked (at)
• niggled
• griped
• rebuked
• upbraided
• hammered
• crucified
• quibbled
• disparaged
• drubbed
• croaked
• derided
• crabbed
• flayed
• excoriated
• carped
• reproached
• belittled
• chid
• pilloried
• reproved
• caviled
• decried
• lambasted
• kvetched
• castigated
• bellyached
• gibbeted
• keelhauled
• fussed
• bad-mouthed
• discommended
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• approved
• recommended
• endorsed
• extolled
• lauded
• commended
• sanctioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocked

But as soon as Barca knocked at his door, Gordon’s mind was made up. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Nearing the 40th floor, the tower moved and knocked them off their feet due to the shockwave of the South tower being struck. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Security confronted him, and two people were knocked to the ground in the process. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Ohio State knocked the Longhorns out of the 2024 CFP in the Cotton Bowl semifinal, 28-14, on their way to that season's national title, then beat them again 14-7 in last year's season opener. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Valero estimated earlier this month that wars in Iran and Ukraine had knocked about 5 million barrels per day of capacity offline. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Key water pipeline serving tourists knocked offline The flooding has also knocked out a water pipeline serving tourists at the national park, leaving it with limited water resources, the park added. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

The valley where the latest disaster occurred held multiple hydropower plants – Nepal’s electricity authority said the flood knocked about a dozen major generation and transmission facilities offline. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026