KNOCKED DOWN Synonyms: 191 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked down

verb

past tense of knock down

as in earned

to receive as return for effort she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

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as in dismantled

to take apart right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

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as in downed

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

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as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any

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Recent Examples of knocked down With a plea agreement, prosecutors knocked down the murder charge to second-degree and dismissed the two others. —

Shannon Tyler june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026 By September of 2017, the building had been knocked down entirely, leaving an empty lot used for parking. —

Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Miller said it was knocked down in about 20 minutes. —

Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Crews knocked down hot spots inside the containment lines, slowing the fire’s spread. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 While the sticker shock of what is typically a $13 trip enraged the masses—the price was initially announced at $150 in April, before it got knocked down to 98 bucks in the face of public backlash—some observers, particularly those from Europe, scoffed at all the outrage. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026 These Knicks — new Knicks absolutely playing the way the old ones did — have gotten knocked down before in these playoffs. —

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 The majority of the heavy fire on the second, third and fourth floors as well as the attic of the building was knocked down in about 90 minutes but wasn’t fully under control for about three hours, fire officials said. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 In the final two minutes, Salaün grabbed two crucial rebounds, hit two free throws, and knocked down a clutch jumper that gave Golden State a 87-84 lead. —

Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

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New Zealand earned its first point in the World Cup since 2010 with a draw against Iran.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Daveigh launched her career with several starring roles in films like the American dub of Spirited Away, Lilo & Stitch, Donnie Darko and The Ring — the last of which earned her an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026