KNOCKED OFF Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked off

verb

past tense of knock off

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off!

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as in abandoned

to stop doing (something) permanently decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

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as in subtracted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

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as in robbed

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

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Recent Examples of knocked off The district’s current representative, Angel Velez, was knocked off the ballot. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 One of those is a 7-3 win over Columbine, which just knocked off ThunderRidge. — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 The Boston Bruins visit the Minnesota Wild after the Bruins knocked off the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Then came 910, who had already knocked off Bear 909 and the 132 family on her way to the final. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Previously winless, Washington couldn’t run the ball or convert third downs against Seattle yet knocked off the defending Super Bowl champion anyway, behind backup quarterback Marcus Mariota’s three touchdowns and three Seahawks turnovers. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 Investigators believe the attachment was knocked off while Ryan was firing a handgun. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Huntington Beach knocked off Yorba Linda to go to 5-0 for the first time since 1998. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 If there was any rust on the outfit from nine years of inactivity, it was knocked off the instant the song’s trademark chiming riff gave way to the thwack of Lynch’s snare drum, bringing the band to life. — Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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Berkly Catton and Kaapo Kakko had two assists apiece and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 37 shots.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The amount is subtracted from their taxable estate, and the assets go to the charity — free of the income taxes that would otherwise be paid by the individual who inherits the estate.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtracted

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The long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased to function.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

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Window fees are deducted first, so members often make more from their window than from their stake.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The payouts combine unpaid overtime, reimbursement for housing illegally deducted from their pay and hefty damages personally sought by investigating Prosecutor Paolo Storari, Brigatti said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026