Synonyms of knocking over

knocking over

verb

present participle of knock over

1

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in downing

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

knocked me over trying to get out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocking over

Earlier that day, at a different campaign event about 90 miles east in Canfield, a man carrying two handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser had barreled toward Acton while yelling her name, knocking over an elderly couple in the crowd. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026

Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Others tripped over the hurdles on the track, knocking over almost every one. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting two mouflon proved no more difficult than knocking over the aoudad; both were one-shot kills. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

In Uvalde, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio, floodwaters rushed through Miguel Vasquez’s home twice this week, leaving a layer of mud and knocking over his refrigerator and other items. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Amazon has the Hisense 50-inch E7 on sale for a wild 43% off right now, knocking over $300 off the $699 list price and bringing it to its all-time low. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Pets and other animals accidentally start hundreds of home fires each year, often by knocking over candles, tipping space heaters or bumping stove knobs. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026