Synonyms of knocks over

knocks over

verb

present tense third-person singular of knock over

1

as in robs

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robs
• steals (from)
• rips off
• knocks off
• takes off
• burglarizes
• rifles
• sacks
• burgles
• breaks in
• sticks up
• strips
• loots
• plunders
• plucks
• exploits
• cheats
• ransacks
• despoils
• defrauds
• spoils
• sticks
• chisels
• shortchanges
• ravishes
• squeezes
• stings
• swindles
• holds up
• bleeds
• cozens
• fleeces
• hustles
• pillages
• skins
• mulcts
• rolls
• rooks
• mugs

2

as in downs

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

knocked me over trying to get out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downs
• drops
• bowls (down or over)
• mows (down)
• knocks down
• hits
• levels
• floors
• knocks out
• topples
• slaps
• smacks
• slams
• pounds
• fells
• punches
• bangs
• prostrates
• throws down
• overthrows
• pokes
• thumps
• kayoes
• jabs
• socks
• whacks
• swipes
• hammers
• pastes
• belts
• bashes
• slugs
• bludgeons
• swats
• whales
• smites
• KOs
• clobbers
• thwacks
• wallops
• slogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knocks over

In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026

But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025