KNOCKING OFF Synonyms: 240 Similar and Opposite Words

knocking off

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present participle of knock off

as in stopping

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

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as in abandoning

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 subtracting

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 robbing

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 murdering

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

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Recent Examples of knocking off What wasn’t was Eastern Michigan and Oceanside’s Leovao twins first surviving Sunday’s stroke-play cut from 30 to 15 teams, then advancing to Tuesday morning’s quarterfinals, then knocking off Texas in dramatic fashion to reach the afternoon semis. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 Their reward for knocking off the second-best team in the conference was a short turnaround trip to high altitude to face the top team in Colorado. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 The only thing knocking off a point here is Hartenstein doesn’t really get high to contest the dunk. —

Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Vegas has reached its fifth conference final in its nine-year existence by reeling off 15 wins in 20 games under Tortorella, knocking off Utah and then Anaheim in the playoffs. —

Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 19 May 2026 Atascocita rose to the occasion again, however, knocking off the Spartans in another overtime thriller. —

Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 Texas, meanwhile, rode the momentum after knocking off likely NBA lottery pick AJ Dybantsa and BYU in the first round. —

Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Two of the biggest of the first day were Atlantic 10 champion Virginia Commonwealth — the 11th seed in the West Region — beating 6th seed and perennial power North Carolina, and Big South Champion High Point — a 12th seed in the West — knocking off 5th seed Wisconsin from the Big Ten. —

Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 The Ladyjacks secured their trip to Austin by knocking off the top two seeds at the Southland Conference Tournament. —

Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026

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The latest the series can end is June 17; the shield stopping him from answering questions — not just about his past, but his present and future — is likely to stay in place.

— Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Texas is split down the middle on which issue should take priority — stopping voter fraud or preventing eligible citizens from being turned away at the ballot box — as a poll shows the split is not a sign of moderation but of deep partisan polarization.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 June 2026