KNOCKED OFF Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked off

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past tense of knock off

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off!

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as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

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as in subtracted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

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as in robbed

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

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Recent Examples of knocked off The American underdogs previously knocked off the South Korean team, another top competitor, out of the tournament. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 And Sweden knocked off a physical and experienced Czech team that won two bronze medals and finished fourth twice over the past four world championships. —

ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026 Last season, the Eagles knocked off Ontario Christian in the regionals. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Like a giant beast, the kids in the crowd flung their missiles toward the stage and their predator, who clearly was knocked off his game by the intensity of the reaction. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Then, using a scanning-tunneling microscope, individual hydrogen atoms are knocked off the surface, exposing the silicon underneath. —

IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026 Legacy knocked off Weatherford, 74-47. —

Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026 The outlets reported that Vine and several other riders were knocked off their bikes by the kangaroos about 45 miles into the 105-mile stage. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026 The New England Patriots knocked off the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game, putting them back in the Super Bowl much quicker than expected. —

Jeff Howe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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That has not stopped him from being a frequent guest on cable and network television.

— Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Feb. 2026
Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026