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 The highlight of the two going up against each other came when Shough threw a ball up for grabs along the right sideline that Olave came down with, but Downs knocked it out at the last second. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 Police surrounded the area, knocked repeatedly and called Brown by name, but no one answered. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Milwaukee has withstood injuries that knocked two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff out for the season and prevented Quinn Priester from pitching at all this year. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Crouch evacuated her home that night alongside her husband, John, their boxer, Sadie, and their adult daughter, who lives in the house next door, when the fire department knocked on their door with a canoe. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026 Simmons will look to upstage Chambliss, who took over his spot after initially being knocked from the lineup by an injury. — Pj Green august 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 Giannis Lift in Heat schedule, Dolphins exhibition opener, Team Messi knocked from Leagues Cup, Marlins, Lakers, FedEx Cup playoffs, Jayden Daniels’ beef, Premier League opens and more. — Greg Cote august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 Moments later, Sikorski walked past the teen girl who was recording the incident and her phone was knocked to the ground. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 The impact knocked him from the overpass onto Stockton Boulevard, CHP officials said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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To squeeze Cabrera into the rotation on Sunday, the Cubs bumped David Peterson to the bullpen for the time being and optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In This Article Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

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Some parties, including wildfire survivors and some lawmakers that represent fire-scarred districts, had criticized his accountability measures as too loose.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
But the union representing former Spirit flight attendants has criticized the carrier for selling the data.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

During Sturgeon’s speech, the board walked out and took a brief recess after board President Charles Cush repeatedly banged his gavel and told Sturgeon his speaking time expired.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
That looked like all Boise would need until Madison’s Aaron Edwards banged home a world-class equalizer in the 83rd minute, firing a shot from the left edge of the box and tucking it inside the right post.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

After making the grab, Allen celebrated briefly, then slapped hands with Delane.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency authorized to regulate event contract exchanges, slapped multiple states with lawsuits in response.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026