KNOCKED Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked

verb

past tense of knock

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of knocked Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her. —

Kate Wells, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026 With Carolina winning the puck battles down low, Jordan Martinook knocked the puck off Geekie’s stick, fed William Carrier for a goal on which the B’s needed a stop. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Even in the first game, which the Angels won, his pitch count knocked him out of the game after 4⅓ innings. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 Owens knocked on the door several times and demanded that Lorincz come outside. —

Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 Carlos Correa had an RBI double and Christian Walker knocked him in with a single in the first, giving the Astros an early lead. —

ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot. —

Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026 He was knocked unconscious during the incident, according to Rodriguez. —

Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

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Secrets bumped into Pokluda last week.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026