KNOCKED OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked out

verb

past tense of knock out

as in killed

to use up all the physical energy of the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time

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Recent Examples of knocked out After losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series, New York was knocked out by Toronto in last year's AL Division Series. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Murray, making his first start since joining the Vikings this offseason, was knocked out of the game in the first quarter after taking a violent hit to the head during a scramble. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped apart roads and knocked out power early this week on Kauai, known for its stunning tropical landscapes, waterfalls and dramatic cliffs. — Gene Johnson, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 That's the reality of life without starting quarterback Sam Darnold, who was knocked out of this season-opening matchup with a right hip injury. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The pair defeated Lloyd Glasspool and his partner Erin Routliffe before being knocked out in the quarterfinals by Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The islands of Kauai and Niihau bore the brunt of the storm, which knocked out power for roughly 90 percent of Kauai, according to the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026 Still, the Bears went 11-6 last year compared to Carolina’s 8-9, won a playoff game the same weekend that the Panthers couldn’t and then took the Rams to the wire themselves before getting knocked out in the second round. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 After Charles Robinson was knocked out of the match for a few minutes, Rhodes turned up the heat. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked out

Verb

An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Last month, Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that kites would be treated like drones; Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that the people launching them could be killed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of killed

Verb

Last year for her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Carpenter wore a dress Mackie originally designed for Ann-Margaret’s nightclub act in the 1970s.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Graham wore a black-and-white look paired with the summer’s most popular shoe style.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of wore

Verb

Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of tired

Verb

This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

McNeil, who was backstage at the Winterland show, writes that tensions were so high, and the Sex Pistols so burned out, that Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious refused to take a photograph together for a Rolling Stone story.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Hunter Mahan walked away from the PGA Tour in 2021 and has been open about being completely burnt out on all things involved with the non-stop grind of professional golf.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of burned out

Verb

Over and over, my father rinsed the rice, drained the water, then filled the pot again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
If numbers don’t lie…are Hollywood and the streaming platforms actually beginning to release the stale notion that middle-aged and older women are drained of their creative juices after menopause?

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drained

Verb

At least two people were killed and one person remains unaccounted for after flash flooding washed out footbridges and campgrounds on the canyon floor.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
And in Laguna Beach, back-to-back storms have eroded the sand so much that a lifeguard station was tied to the shore to make sure it wouldn’t be washed out to sea.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of washed out

Verb

The Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, further east near France's border with Germany, has not reopened since the July 5 theft of jewelry there from six display cases busted open with sledgehammers and hammers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
But the thieves still busted in from the back door that Nick is now left repairing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026