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Synonyms & Antonyms of knocking
- my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly
Synonyms for knocking
Words Related to knocking
Near Antonyms for knocking
- threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told
Synonyms for knocking
- banging,
- bashing,
- batting,
- belting,
- biffing,
- bludgeoning,
- bobbing,
- bonking,
- bopping,
- boxing,
- busting,
- clapping,
- clipping,
- clobbering,
- clocking,
- clouting,
- cracking,
- hammering,
- hitting,
- nailing,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- punching,
- rapping,
- slamming,
- slapping,
- slogging,
- slugging,
- smacking,
- smiting,
- socking,
- striking,
- swatting,
- swiping,
- tagging,
- thumping,
- thwacking,
- walloping,
- whacking,
- whaling,
- zapping
Words Related to knocking
- battering,
- beating,
- buffeting,
- bunging,
- chopping,
- cuffing,
- drubbing,
- lacing,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- mangling,
- mauling,
- pelting,
- peppering,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- roughing
- bowling (down or over),
- creaming,
- decking,
- dumping
- [slang],
- felling,
- flooring,
- knocking down,
- leveling
- (or levelling)
Phrases Synonymous with knocking
- hey, don't knock it until you've tried it
Synonyms for knocking
- blaming,
- censuring,
- condemning,
- criticizing,
- denouncing,
- dispraising,
- dissing
- [slang],
- faulting,
- panning,
- reprehending,
- slagging
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to knocking
- beefing,
- bellyaching,
- bitching,
- carping,
- caviling
- (or cavilling),
- complaining,
- crabbing,
- croaking,
- fussing,
- griping,
- grousing,
- growling,
- grumbling,
- kicking,
- kvetching,
- moaning,
- murmuring,
- muttering,
- niggling,
- quibbling,
- whining
Phrases Synonymous with knocking
Near Antonyms for knocking
- approving,
- commending,
- endorsing
- (also indorsing),
- recommending,
- sanctioning
Antonyms for knocking
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“Knocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocking. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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