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 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 In the Loop, severe weather knocked down branches near Grant Park. —

Marissa Sulek, CBS 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 Stephen Curry entered the league a decade later and has since knocked down an NBA-record 4,248 triples. —

James Jackson, New York Times, 26 May 2026 In the third quarter, Clark knocked down another 3-pointer from well beyond the arc. —

Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026

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Grant Taylor earned his second save by striking out the side in the ninth inning as the White Sox evened the three-game series with Philadelphia.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Staged at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, the musical is in its third run on Broadway — and earned 11 Tony nominations, including for best revival.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026