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knocks for a loop
phraseSynonyms & Antonyms of knocks for a loop
- When word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop.
Synonyms for knocks for a loop
Words Related to knocks for a loop
- astonishes,
- bowls over,
- dumbfounds
- (also dumfounds),
- flabbergasts,
- freaks (out),
- stuns,
- stupefies
- affrights,
- alarms
- (also alarums),
- dismays,
- frightens,
- frights,
- horrifies,
- panics,
- scares,
- scarifies,
- spooks,
- startles,
- terrifies,
- terrorizes
Near Antonyms for knocks for a loop
- She was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week.
Synonyms for knocks for a loop
- amazes,
- astonishes,
- astounds,
- bowls over,
- dumbfounds
- (also dumfounds),
- flabbergasts,
- floors,
- rocks,
- shocks,
- startles,
- stuns,
- stupefies,
- surprises,
- thunderstrikes
Words Related to knocks for a loop
- befuddles,
- bewilders,
- blindsides,
- blows away,
- confounds,
- confuses,
- dazes,
- discomfits,
- disconcerts,
- dismays,
- jars,
- muddles,
- nonpluses
- (or nonplusses),
- perplexes,
- shakes up
Phrases Synonymous with knocks for a loop
- She was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed.
Synonyms for knocks for a loop
Words Related to knocks for a loop
Phrases Synonymous with knocks for a loop
- The boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop.
Synonyms for knocks for a loop
- beats,
- bests,
- conquers,
- defeats,
- dispatches,
- does down
- [British],
- gets,
- gets around,
- licks,
- masters,
- overbears,
- overcomes,
- overmatches,
- prevails (over),
- skunks,
- stops,
- subdues,
- surmounts,
- takes,
- trims,
- triumphs (over),
- upends,
- wins (against),
- worsts
Words Related to knocks for a loop
- edges (out),
- noses out,
- pips
- [British]
- annihilates,
- blows away,
- blows out,
- bombs,
- breaks,
- buries,
- clobbers,
- creams,
- crushes,
- drubs,
- finishes,
- flattens,
- overwhelms,
- routs,
- shellacs,
- skins,
- slaughters,
- smokes
- [slang],
- snows under,
- thrashes,
- trounces,
- upsets,
- wallops,
- waxes
- [slang],
- whips
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