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
• sacking
• breaking in
• sticking up
• looting
• burgling
• stripping
• plundering
• cheating
• rifling
• plucking
• ransacking
• exploiting
• pillaging
• ravishing
• defrauding
• holding up
• despoiling
• bleeding
• stinging
• sticking
• swindling
• spoiling
• shortchanging
• fleecing
• squeezing
• chiseling
• 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

Other contenders on the stage gave far better answers, but Jackson is the one who is on the cusp of becoming the Democratic nominee in Maine, where the party has its most realistic shot at knocking off an incumbent Republican Senator. — Philip Elliott, Time, 23 July 2026

But if Bellingham leads the Three Lions to immortality, knocking off the reigning champ in the process, Icons certainly won’t be complaining. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

The same energy that helped elect Zohran Mamdani has fueled a string of insurgent victories, knocking off longtime officeholders and helping progress challengers break through in New York and Colorado. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026

However, this deal takes care of that by knocking off over $300. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

Wu, a socialist in all but name, is also trying to flex her muscle, backing several state legislative challengers in the hopes of knocking off her enemies, state Sens. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026

After Dustin Gimbel, a California artist, called out Nordstrom for allegedly knocking off his sculptures with cardboard copies that were used in store displays, a resolution has been reached. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

Shorten race distance by knocking off a couple of laps where needed, among other less-drastic tweaks. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026

Now three weeks into jogging on his full body weight, Kittle is looking forward to getting cleared for football movements — run blocking, pass protection, route running, and rust knocking off. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026