KNOCKED DOWN Synonyms: 191 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked down

verb

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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 Days ago, the Supreme Court knocked down most of his tariffs, which have been central to his economic policy. —

Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026 Sayler Peck finished with 7 points and Cece Davis knocked down a pair of 3 pointers for 6. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026 Days after the Blizzard of 2026, much of Eastham on Cape Cod remains without power as crews worked to repair extensive damage caused by powerful winds that toppled trees and knocked down power lines across town. —

Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 Jamahl Mosley’s squad knocked down a franchise-record 27 3-pointers, finished with a 29-6 advantage in fastbreak scoring and scored 24 points off 19 takeaways in the 37-point victory to open a four-game road trip on the West Coast. —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026 Just over two minutes in, Dean Wade knocked down another 3-pointer that stretched Cleveland’s lead to 29 and forced Jordi Fernández to burn a timeout. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026 The 183 shots he’s knocked down beyond the arc are second in the NBA only to Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell, who’s merely two makes ahead of Knueppel. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026 Moments later, Cameron Frazier knocked down a shot, as the Dragons completed a 7-0 run to jump ahead, 49-48. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Goode was upstairs taking a shower and his wife and son were downstairs taking out Christmas decorations when police knocked down the front door because a report was made that Goode had murdered his wife, Becker said. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

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Ferree — a 19-year-old product of the United Soccer League’s now-defunct San Diego Loyal SC program — earned the start with Pablo Sisniega serving a one-game suspension and CJ dos Santos still recovering from a broken cheekbone sustained last July.

— Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The poll’s methods were misleading but earned countless headlines nonetheless.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026