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 score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner. — Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Ernest knocked on the bedroom door of his young aunt and asked her to google it. — Madeline Ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 These other players have stuck her in the eye, pushed her, pulled her, knocked her down. — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The assault charge stems from when the opposing party attempted to film Bryant before the 37-year-old father of three knocked the phone out of his hand. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 This was the Stallions’ first win against San Clemente (7-1) since 2015, and likely knocked the Tritons out of contention for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 NorCal Resist posted footage of the collision to their social media pages, showing a man, Antonio Moreida, being knocked to the ground. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The Guardians pulled a run back in the sixth when Nathaniel Lowe knocked a single up the middle, scoring Chase DeLauter. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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General Daily Insight for October 28, 2026 Something tender may get bumped by something unexpected today.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
His singles bumped in the car and the whole album would, too.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumped

Verb

The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The teams combined to hit just four homers, three for Milwaukee.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of blamed

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In a lawsuit filed against Medieval Times in November 2024, Hainsworth alleged that shortly after the performance began, the horse panicked and slammed into the wall at roughly 35 miles per hour.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Clubs across the country sent messages of solidarity and support to the victims of the accident, which also left dozens injured after a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another one that had stopped on the tracks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

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Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition.

— Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
As Los Angeles became more crowded and less pleasant a place to live, the high-handedness of Southern California developers and officialdom occasionally got those hands slapped.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026