Synonyms of knocking down

knocking down

verb

present participle of knock down

1

as in winning

to receive as return for effort

she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winning
• earning
• reaping
• gaining
• making
• garnering
• getting
• bringing in
• pulling down
• obtaining
• coming by
• landing
• securing
• realizing
• attaining
• acquiring
• capturing
• drawing
• procuring
• carrying
• achieving
• bagging
• notching (up)
• taking over
• scoring
• accomplishing
• racking up
• picking up
• accumulating
• netting
• grossing
• amassing
• occupying
• regaining
• clearing
• annexing
• catching
• recapturing
• remaking
• reattaining
• reacquiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• according
• paying
• granting
• giving
• giving up
• forfeiting
• yielding
• parting (with)
• handing over
• relinquishing
• surrendering

2

as in taking down

to take apart

right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taking down
• dismantling
• breaking down
• disconnecting
• striking
• dismounting
• detaching
• disassembling
• dismembering
• dividing
• demounting
• disengaging
• separating
• breaking up
• disarticulating
• dissevering
• disaggregating
• disjoining
• disuniting
• disjointing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructing
• building
• assembling
• combining
• erecting
• pitching
• uniting

3

as in downing

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

the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downing
• dropping
• knocking over
• bowling (down or over)
• mowing (down)
• hitting
• knocking out
• slamming
• slapping
• smacking
• flooring
• toppling
• pounding
• banging
• felling
• leveling
• punching
• throwing down
• prostrating
• poking
• thumping
• overthrowing
• kayoing
• jabbing
• whacking
• pasting
• bashing
• swiping
• hammering
• slugging
• KO'ing
• swatting
• smiting
• bludgeoning
• whaling
• socking
• belting
• clobbering
• slogging
• walloping
• thwacking

4

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• lowering
• depleting
• diminishing
• easing
• minimizing
• cutting down
• downsizing
• dwindling
• lessening
• slashing
• denting
• cutting back
• cutting
• dropping
• abating
• compressing
• downscaling
• de-escalating
• shortening
• trimming
• shrinking
• contracting
• paring
• condensing
• pruning
• clipping
• curtailing
• cropping
• constricting
• abridging
• truncating
• whittling
• docking
• modifying
• retrenching
• nicking
• abbreviating
• modulating
• deflating
• qualifying
• moderating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• raising
• escalating
• augmenting
• enlarging
• swelling
• boosting
• amplifying
• extending
• inflating
• dilating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• supplementing
• complementing
• enhancing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocking down

Schiano ended up knocking down the field marker in his tantrum. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Charlotte history of knocking down old buildings Digital Realty is far from the first developer to tear down a historic site. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Zhang uses his size and quick first step to attack the basket, while also knocking down three-pointers off the catch or on the move. — Fred He, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

While knocking down those bearish arguments, Nvidia especially stressed the opportunities that these investments offer. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The couple preserved their existing hardwood floors and most of the home’s original layout, while knocking down a couple of walls to create a more open-concept space. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Once a boulder begins to roll down the hill, its potential energy from the force of gravity first transforms to kinetic energy and then maybe to thermal energy or to the work of knocking down a tree. — Matthew Koss, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026

In addition to Goodson, the highlights for the Falcons on Wednesday included a long and leaping touchdown catch by Drake London, Zachariah Branch lowering his shoulder and knocking down a Colts defender and an improved run defense. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

For many observers of American politics, the past few years have been disillusioning, knocking down hopeful beliefs about what the people of the United States will support or tolerate. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026