Synonyms of knockout

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adjective

as in beautiful

very pleasing to look at

a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beautiful
• lovely
• gorgeous
• cute
• handsome
• attractive
• pretty
• stunning
• good
• charming
• elegant
• ravishing
• likely
• aesthetic
• sexy
• delightful
• beauteous
• drop-dead
• perfect
• good-looking
• comely
• flawless
• fetching
• glorious
• magnificent
• taking
• hot
• fair
• fascinating
• superb
• exquisite
• seemly
• goodly
• appealing
• lovesome
• bonny
• desirable
• glamorous
• sublime
• delicate
• well-favored
• splendid
• cunning
• prepossessing
• engaging
• pleasant
• alluring
• statuesque
• sightly
• radiant
• striking
• seductive
• dainty
• resplendent
• foxy
• slick
• glossy
• luscious
• showy
• flashy
• presentable
• Junoesque
• arresting
• splashy
• showstopping
• flamboyant
• nubile
• snazzy
• toothsome
• personable
• photogenic
• pulchritudinous
• prettyish
• chocolate-box
• hunky
• eye-catching
• dishy
• dollish
• zingy
• studly
• telegenic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugly
• plain
• grotesque
• hideous
• unattractive
• homely
• shocking
• unsightly
• offensive
• terrible
• bad
• sickening
• unlovely
• dreadful
• repulsive
• horrible
• revolting
• foul
• unpleasing
• disgusting
• disagreeable
• ghastly
• repellent
• nauseating
• objectionable
• vile
• abominable
• nasty
• loathsome
• repugnant
• abhorrent
• frightful
• unpleasant
• unaesthetic
• unhandsome
• unpretty
• uncomely
• unbeautiful
• ill-favored
• unprepossessing
• unappealing
• uncute
• unappetizing
• unbecoming
• unimposing
• frumpy
• unshapely
• frumpish

knockout

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noun

ˈnäk-ˌau̇t 

1

as in daze

a temporary state of unconsciousness

The trainer splashed cold water on the boxer to bring him out of his knockout.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• daze
• trance
• faint
• blackout
• swim
• syncope
• stupor
• swoon
• sleep
• insensibility
• drowsiness
• narcosis
• somnolence

2

as in queen

an attractive woman

The cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• queen
• beauty
• goddess
• eyeful
• babe
• cookie
• stunner
• beauty queen
• fox
• cutie
• honey
• peach
• doll
• enchantress
• dolly bird
• belle
• charmer
• cover girl
• bathing beauty
• siren
• hottie
• pinup girl
• looker
• dish
• temptress
• femme fatale
• vamp
• coquette
• dreamboat
• cutie-pie
• pretty
• houri

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bag
• frump
• witch
• hag
• crone

3

as in beauty

something very good of its kind

The band's new album is a knockout.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauty
• dream
• peach
• marvel
• phenomenon
• something else
• humdinger
• ripsnorter
• beaut
• sweetheart
• wonder
• doozy
• corker
• snorter
• lollapalooza
• gem
• daisy
• pip
• ripper
• hot stuff
• standout
• crackerjack
• pippin
• sockdolager
• dandy
• prodigy
• cat's meow
• hummer
• honey
• dilly
• lulu
• jewel
• sensation
• nifty
• bee's knees
• diamond
• jim-dandy
• plum
• pearl
• crown jewel
• treasure
• catch
• imperial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failure
• disappointment
• loser
• flop
• turkey
• bust
• lemon
• letdown
• dud
• stinker

4

as in doll

a physically attractive person

Only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doll
• lovely
• beauty
• eyeful
• ten
• babe
• hottie
• showstopper
• dish
• fox
• looker
• cutie
• dreamboat
• goddess
• glamour-puss
• stud
• stunner
• hunk
• beefcake
• superstud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dog

knock out

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verb

as in to wear

to use up all the physical energy of

the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wear
• kill
• exhaust
• tire
• drain
• wear out
• burn out
• wash out
• bust
• tucker (out)
• weary
• harass
• break
• waste
• fatigue
• wear to a frazzle
• outwear
• do in
• fag
• do up
• weaken
• frazzle
• sap
• debilitate
• enervate
• enfeeble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activate
• strengthen
• energize
• rest
• relax
• rejuvenate
• invigorate
• unwind
• vitalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knockout

Adjective

Even if Germany beats Colombia, a knockout path of Japan then either of those would be much better than facing Spain at any point. — Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024

The knockout blow to the fighter, as Findeisen gleefully pointed out, was the name of the fake NFT project, SourzNFT Candies are Moundbound. — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 3 Feb. 2023

Noun

Should Palace reach the knockout stage, he could potentially be added for the competition. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

One of the biggest factors affecting the outlook for Lawson’s team entering the knockout stage was concern over the starting lineup. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Agent Foster, posing as a city cop, has brought a tranquilizer gun to knock out Reacher and stage his suicide. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

That is, they're probably designed to knock out key systems of adversary satellites rather than destroy the entire spacecraft (which would create a cloud of potentially troublesome debris). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026