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

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

According to the National Fire Protection Association, pets accidentally start nearly 1,000 home fires in the United States each year, often by turning on cooking appliances, knocking over candles or damaging electrical equipment. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Beteille said his group was waved through a metal detector before another security employee pushed them forward, knocking over part of it. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

Before 2014, Major League Baseball runners trying to score often tried knocking over a catcher who was blocking the plate. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

During a recent demonstration, the robot, guided by engineers, gingerly lifted and placed cups at a minibar, at one point knocking over a dish. — ABC News, 11 May 2026

The gusts progressively grew stronger, knocking over planters and forcing food vendors to close up shop early, until the festival itself was paused and performers were ushered offstage. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026

People ducked under tables and chairs, knocking over table settings. — Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026