Synonyms of knocking off

knocking off

verb

present participle of knock off

1

as in stopping

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

knock it off!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• ending
• ceasing
• halting
• cutting off
• laying off
• shutting off
• breaking off
• cutting out
• leaving off
• quitting
• packing (up or in)
• giving over
• breaking up
• delaying
• dropping
• desisting (from)
• having done with
• putting the kibosh on
• suspending
• finishing
• concluding
• discontinuing
• closing (down)
• breaking
• canning
• holding back
• checking
• turning back
• completing
• clamping down
• reining (in)
• blocking
• pausing
• holding
• stemming
• ruining
• staying
• impeding
• obstructing
• hindering
• deactivating
• suppressing
• kiboshing
• detaining
• aborting
• braking
• destroying
• stamping
• blockading
• damming
• calling
• arresting
• killing
• dissolving
• abolishing
• stunting
• scuttling
• squelching
• squashing
• demolishing
• snuffing
• annulling
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• running on
• continuing
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• progressing
• advancing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

2

as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently

decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abandoning
• quitting
• discontinuing
• laying off (of)
• dropping
• having done (with)
• packing (up or in)
• giving up
• ending
• hanging it up
• shutting off
• breaking off
• finishing
• tapering off
• breaking up
• leaving off
• concluding
• throwing up
• closing
• ceasing
• winding up
• halting
• pausing
• expiring
• rounding (off or out)
• wrapping up
• terminating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• keeping up
• continuing
• running on
• maintaining
• keeping
• hanging on
• going
• hanging in
• holding on
• persisting
• staying
• reopening
• preserving
• renewing
• beginning
• persevering
• starting
• following through (with)
• resuming
• commencing
• restarting

3

as in subtracting

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracting
• deducting
• taking off
• reducing
• cutting down
• discounting
• cutting back
• decreasing
• abating
• knocking down
• diminishing
• downsizing
• dwindling
• lessening
• lowering
• slashing
• shortening
• clipping
• pruning
• curtailing
• cutting
• paring
• cropping
• abridging
• trimming
• whittling
• docking
• truncating
• retrenching
• abbreviating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tacking (on)
• adding
• adjoining
• annexing
• appending
• supplementing
• complementing
• increasing
• enhancing
• intensifying
• expanding
• magnifying
• heightening
• multiplying
• raising
• escalating
• enlarging
• augmenting
• boosting
• amplifying
• compounding
• beefing (up)
• aggrandizing

4

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbing
• stealing (from)
• knocking over
• ripping off
• taking off
• burglarizing
• breaking in
• sacking
• sticking up
• burgling
• looting
• stripping
• plundering
• cheating
• rifling
• ransacking
• plucking
• pillaging
• ravishing
• exploiting
• defrauding
• holding up
• despoiling
• bleeding
• stinging
• sticking
• swindling
• spoiling
• shortchanging
• fleecing
• chiseling
• squeezing
• hustling
• skinning
• mugging
• mulcting
• rolling
• rooking
• cozening

5

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• taking out
• slaying
• putting away
• executing
• doing in
• doing away with
• bumping off
• killing
• rubbing out
• getting
• dispatching
• neutralizing
• cutting down
• terminating
• blowing away
• whacking
• snuffing
• liquidating
• destroying
• icing
• shooting down
• slaughtering
• carrying off
• shooting
• offing
• blotting out
• croaking
• wiping out
• mowing (down)
• claiming
• eliminating
• zapping
• smiting
• felling
• eradicating
• butchering
• massacring
• exterminating
• annihilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• restoring
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocking off

New Mexico improved to 7-1 on the year after going on the road and knocking off San Jose State on Halloween and kept a very weird streak alive. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

The Titans finally won a game, knocking off a divisional rival, the Indianapolis Colts, 26-20. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

After knocking off Baylor in Waco, TCU football faces a massive swing game against West Virginia on Saturday. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Cedar Park passed its second straight big test in District 24-6A, knocking off perennial Central Texas power Vandegrift 23-10 Friday night in one of the Austin area's best matchups. — Richard Tijerina, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Following wins over Coastal Carolina (31-24) and UT Martin (52-7) to open, perhaps the Mountaineers will get some attention as a Big 12 title contender after knocking off previously unbeaten Virginia. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

The Colts were just one touchdown drive away from knocking off the Texans in the regular-season finale and securing a postseason berth, but an errant pass from Minshew on fourth-and-1 spelled the end of their season. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Corona del Mar has the favorite’s role after knocking off Edison last week. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Season 3 wrapped in April 2025, knocking off multiple fan-favorite characters and some big-name guest players. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026