Synonyms of knocked off

knocked off

verb

past tense of knock off

1

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

knock it off!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• ceased
• ended
• halted
• quit
• cut off
• shut off
• laid off
• left off
• broke off
• cut out
• packed (up or in)
• dropped
• delayed
• suspended
• broke up
• concluded
• had done with
• finished
• discontinued
• desisted (from)
• closed (down)
• canned
• gave over
• put the kibosh on
• broke
• completed
• turned back
• held back
• ruined
• paused
• reined (in)
• checked
• held
• blocked
• clamped down
• stayed
• hindered
• deactivated
• destroyed
• obstructed
• stamped
• detained
• impeded
• suppressed
• stemmed
• arrested
• called
• killed
• aborted
• blockaded
• dammed
• scuttled
• dissolved
• stunted
• abolished
• squashed
• squelched
• demolished
• braked
• snuffed
• annulled
• kiboshed
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• continued
• kept up
• ran on
• proceeded
• advanced
• progressed
• followed through (with)
• stirred
• drove
• propelled
• actuated
• impelled

2

as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently

decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoned
• quit
• discontinued
• dropped
• packed (up or in)
• had done (with)
• laid off (of)
• ended
• finished
• shut off
• hung it up
• gave up
• left off
• broke off
• concluded
• ceased
• closed
• broke up
• halted
• expired
• tapered off
• paused
• wrapped up
• threw up
• rounded (off or out)
• wound up
• terminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• continued
• maintained
• kept
• kept up
• went
• hung on
• held on
• ran on
• persisted
• hung in
• renewed
• resumed
• preserved
• stayed
• reopened
• started
• began
• persevered
• commenced
• followed through (with)
• restarted

3

as in subtracted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracted
• deducted
• took off
• reduced
• discounted
• knocked down
• abated
• cut down
• decreased
• cut back
• diminished
• dwindled
• lessened
• lowered
• shortened
• slashed
• clipped
• truncated
• cut
• downsized
• abbreviated
• curtailed
• pared
• cropped
• pruned
• abridged
• docked
• trimmed
• whittled
• retrenched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• added
• tacked (on)
• annexed
• appended
• supplemented
• complemented
• adjoined
• increased
• enhanced
• heightened
• intensified
• expanded
• raised
• augmented
• magnified
• enlarged
• multiplied
• compounded
• amplified
• escalated
• boosted
• beefed (up)
• aggrandized

4

as in robbed

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbed
• knocked over
• stole (from)
• ripped off
• burglarized
• took off
• sacked
• looted
• burgled
• stripped
• plundered
• rifled
• broke in
• ransacked
• plucked
• stuck up
• cheated
• exploited
• defrauded
• stuck
• despoiled
• pillaged
• spoiled
• swindled
• shortchanged
• stung
• squeezed
• ravished
• chiseled
• fleeced
• hustled
• skinned
• bled
• held up
• mulcted
• mugged
• rolled
• rooked
• cozened

5

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• executed
• put away
• killed
• bumped off
• dispatched
• got
• rubbed out
• neutralized
• slew
• took out
• whacked
• did in
• destroyed
• liquidated
• terminated
• snuffed
• slaughtered
• did away with
• cut down
• iced
• croaked
• offed
• carried off
• shot down
• blotted out
• wiped out
• blew away
• claimed
• shot
• mowed (down)
• eliminated
• smote
• butchered
• massacred
• eradicated
• felled
• zapped
• annihilated
• exterminated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocked off

During the 2024 school board elections, 27 of 47 prospective candidates faced objections, many of them from CTU, and more than a dozen were ultimately knocked off the ballot. —Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

Could those who are on top right now be knocked off their thrones? —David Doty, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Stellar industrial design, great build quality, and high-octane silicon make this a top choice, especially for this price with $250 knocked off! —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026

If the act of reading a story is the coming together of reader and writer, the creation of a delicate channel between subjectivities, what happens to that provisional bond when our proxy is knocked off? —Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Chip stocks rose more than 5% on Monday, following a selloff last week that knocked off more than $1 trillion in market value. —J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

Prior to the quarterfinal bout, Milton (14-6) entered as a dark horse in the tournament, having knocked off a series of perennial heavyweights this spring. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

The Spurs knocked off the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the 2026 Western Conference Finals en route to their first finals appearance since winning the title in 2014. —Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026

But, if the same team keeps winning, then everyone wants to see that team knocked off. —Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026