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
• looted
• stripped
• plundered
• broke in
• rifled
• plucked
• ransacked
• cheated
• stuck up
• exploited
• defrauded
• stuck
• despoiled
• pillaged
• spoiled
• swindled
• stung
• shortchanged
• squeezed
• chiseled
• ravished
• 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 strong gales knocked over a Waffle House sign onto a car in Panama City Beach, Florida. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Burke piles fascinating shuffling sounds on top, invoking a quiet scuffle, maybe some cardboard boxes being knocked over in a storage space. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

My husband throws a fit over every minor inconvenience, from the trash can being knocked over to the screen door being in his way. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

In the open spaces, people kicked balls around (including my toddler, who blasted a shot past me and knocked over the beer of a Colombia fan who was very, very nice about the whole thing) or found shade under the only tree. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

During a rundown play between third and home, a Verdugo Hills runner knocked over the Roosevelt third baseman. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026

The explosion destroyed the rocket and the transporter erector tower that was holding the rocket in place, and also knocked over one of the two lightning towers at the site. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026

The Chicago Fire Department responded after the wind knocked over the plane at the airport on Chicago's Southwest Side. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026