KNOCKS OFF Synonyms: 239 Similar and Opposite Words

knocks off

verb

present tense third-person singular of knock off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off!

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as in abandons

to stop doing (something) permanently decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

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as in subtracts

to take away (an amount or number) from a total a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

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as in robs

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

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as in murders

to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

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Recent Examples of knocks off The sale will knocks off up to thirty percent off usual prices and will run through July 20th. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 14 July 2026 All of the Jays’ run-scoring knocks off Weathers also came on two-strike counts. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 Now my son toddles up to the bookshelf and casually knocks off Corduroy, The Cat in the Hat, This Pigeon Needs a Bath, Baby Beluga. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 If Texas basketball knocks off defending national champion Florida Wednesday at Moody Center, should that guarantee the Longhorns a spot in the NCAA Tournament? — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026

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Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of stops

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When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Watch On After losing their son, Gaku (Kengo Kora), in battle, the Tawara family blends back into modern Japanese life and abandons their nights-and-weekends ninja mayhem.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

Definition of abandons

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The upward revision can be attributed to a downward revision on imports, which subtracts from GDP.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
The Montreal experimental trio subtracts drums and enfolds itself within resonant, rumbling guitar tones that summon otherworldly emotion.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of subtracts

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Blending in is the name of a dire game that robs us of what ought to be our value to others and ourselves.

— Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
What people want to hear is your own voice; the story told in your own way, and that’s what AI completely robs everyone of.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

Definition of robs

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Moriarty has reported on the yogurt shop murders for over 30 years.

— Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Not the family stuff, like Natalie’s spontaneous nipple piercing after making out with Cady’s maybe-daughter, Nevaeh (Malia Pyles), who later murders her own mother after kissing her, for way too long, on the mouth.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of murders

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Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Once the flyover ends, the caisson will carry Graham’s remains to First Baptist Church of Columbia, where the funeral will be held.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of ends

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Dru-Ann quits her job Drama over Dru-Ann’s career is pervasive both on the page and onscreen.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
Operating under the assumption that Platner quits the race in the coming days, Republicans are planning a negative ad blitz to undermine Collins' next opponent immediately.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of quits

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What happened Imagine an ATM that checks your balance, dispenses the money, then deducts the amount from your account.

— Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026