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 Illinois State suffered an early exit from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament but has since bounced back, knocking off Kent State, Wake Forest and Dayton en route to the semifinal round. —

Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 2 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 Three days after knocking off section top-seed Holy Family, Blake beat fourth-seed Minneapolis North 64-54 in the semifinals. —

Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026 Although the close game was unfamiliar for Madison, Brownfield was used to it after knocking off Shallowater by scoring five points in the final two seconds of the regional final last week. —

Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 After a nonconference season that saw dizzying highs like the Central Connecticut State men knocking off Boston College and Rutgers, and Quinnipiac’s upset of Pittsburgh, there’ve been a flew slip-ups of late. —

Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026 The senior guard finished with a game-high 14 points, as the Panthers closed things on a late 10-0 run en route to knocking off rival Duxbury. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026

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Peanut cannot smell, but caregivers say that limitation does not appear to be stopping him from adjusting to his new surroundings.

— Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
There are 81 rooms in total, ranging from classic doubles to one-bedroom apartments, while the show-stopping penthouse suite has a dining table for eight, a dressing room and an enormous 130-square-metre rooftop terrace with a private sauna and cold plunge pool overlooking Fitzrovia.

— Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026