Synonyms of knocked over

knocked over

verb

past tense of knock over

1

as in robbed

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in downed

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

knocked me over trying to get out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downed
• dropped
• knocked down
• bowled (down or over)
• hit
• mowed (down)
• knocked out
• slapped
• toppled
• smacked
• slammed
• felled
• punched
• floored
• leveled
• banged
• pounded
• prostrated
• threw down
• poked
• thumped
• whacked
• jabbed
• swiped
• overthrew
• pasted
• KO'd
• hammered
• bashed
• kayoed
• swatted
• slugged
• socked
• smote
• bludgeoned
• clobbered
• belted
• thwacked
• slogged
• walloped
• whaled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocked over

The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

The Bedford County Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire was accidental and said Nanner escaped her enclosure and knocked over a heat fixture, sparking the blaze. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Officers found a large amount of blood on one side of the bed, plant with dirt knocked over next to the bed and some of the soil that got dragged to the bathroom, the affidavit notes. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Trees are especially vulnerable to being knocked over from incoming gusts due to prolonged wet soil from yesterday's storm. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026

Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026