KNOCKS OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

knocks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of knock out

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time

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Recent Examples of knocks out Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026 Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026 But will any of that matter come January if Kansas City once again knocks out Buffalo? — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025 As Stahl said, anytime there’s a reckless driver, the emergency pipeline collapses and knocks out water flow to the entire area. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocks out

Verb

That patience pays off in the way Extrait wears so richly, albeit noticeably softer and more enveloping than its raw materials read on paper.

— Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Violet Spurgeon wears a yellow dress, a rainbow sash, a tiara and a pair of boxing gloves with her name printed across them.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of wears

Verb

More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.

— Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of tires

Verb

That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.

— Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

Definition of exhausts

Verb

But in the end, this mostly dialogue-less experiment, which leans heavily on its lively soundtrack, leaves us emotionally removed and eventually wears out its welcome.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Why cost per wear could reshape sustainable fashion Clothing is a consumable good that wears out, so it can reasonably be judged on a unit-price basis.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

Definition of wears out

Verb

Redesign how the job actually gets done on-site, begin with where your people spend their time and what drains it, and bring in technology to serve that work.

— Jessica Beck, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … DIGITAL HEIST — Coldcard wallet attack drains up to $89M in Bitcoin from 1,200+ addresses.

— , FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026