Synonyms of knock down

knock down 1 of 3

verb

ˈnäk-ˈdau̇n 

1

as in to win

to receive as return for effort

she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• earn
• reap
• gain
• make
• get
• garner
• obtain
• pull down
• land
• realize
• bring in
• secure
• attain
• acquire
• capture
• come by
• procure
• draw
• carry
• achieve
• bag
• accomplish
• gross
• accumulate
• score
• net
• occupy
• take over
• pick up
• regain
• notch (up)
• amass
• clear
• rack up
• catch
• recapture
• annex
• remake
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• forfeit
• give
• grant
• accord
• yield
• give up
• surrender
• part (with)
• hand over
• relinquish

2

as in to take down

to take apart

right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• take down
• disconnect
• dismantle
• break down
• strike
• detach
• disassemble
• dismount
• dismember
• divide
• demount
• separate
• disengage
• disaggregate
• break up
• disarticulate
• dissever
• disunite
• disjoin
• disjoint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• construct
• build
• assemble
• erect
• combine
• unite
• pitch

3

as in to down

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

the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• down
• drop
• knock over
• mow (down)
• fell
• hit
• floor
• smack
• bowl (down or over)
• topple
• slap
• knock out
• level
• punch
• slam
• bang
• prostrate
• throw down
• pound
• overthrow
• poke
• thump
• whack
• jab
• paste
• swipe
• bash
• belt
• slug
• smite
• hammer
• bludgeon
• sock
• KO
• clobber
• swat
• whale
• kayo
• wallop
• slog
• thwack

4

as in to reduce

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• decrease
• lower
• ease
• deplete
• diminish
• minimize
• cut down
• downsize
• lessen
• cut
• dent
• slash
• abate
• dwindle
• drop
• cut back
• compress
• downscale
• de-escalate
• shorten
• shrink
• trim
• contract
• pare
• nick
• dock
• truncate
• crop
• clip
• condense
• modify
• prune
• curtail
• constrict
• abbreviate
• whittle
• retrench
• modulate
• abridge
• deflate
• moderate
• qualify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• expand
• raise
• augment
• boost
• blow up
• add (to)
• amplify
• enlarge
• escalate
• swell
• extend
• inflate
• prolong
• dilate
• supplement
• lengthen
• complement
• elongate
• enhance
• aggrandize
• intensify
• heighten
• distend
• protract
• redouble

knockdown

2 of 3

adjective

chiefly British

as in dropped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropped
• decreased
• depressed
• under
• receded
• low
• down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• high
• increased
• elevated
• maximum
• up
• raised
• heightened
• extreme
• full
• utmost
• peaked
• escalated
• oversized
• inflated
• jacked (up)
• over
• sky-high
• oversize
• maximized
• overloaded
• overflowing
• overlarge
• overfilled
• overfull

knockdown

3 of 3

noun

as in KO

Synonyms & Similar Words

• KO
• knockout
• uppercut
• knee
• roundhouse
• one-two
• swing
• sucker punch
• left
• body blow
• right
• kick
• cruncher
• kayo
• thrashing
• hammering
• pummeling
• beating
• shiver
• pounding
• rabbit punch
• sidewinder
• drubbing
• battering
• counter
• pummelling
• licking
• counterblow
• pasting
• bastinado
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• counterstroke
• hand
• cudgelling
• blow
• bastinade
• right-hander
• whipping
• counterpunch
• whip
• cudgeling
• flogging
• haymaker
• hook
• punch
• hit
• stroke
• knock
• thud
• thump
• chop
• clip
• pound
• bat
• bang
• lash
• lambasting
• swipe
• switch
• slug
• buffet
• smack
• slap
• pelt
• bop
• beat
• belt
• stinger
• plump
• stripe
• hack
• cuff
• welt
• whack
• walloping
• swat
• box
• rap
• wham
• clap
• biff
• slam
• thwack
• sock
• wallop
• bust
• fillip
• smash
• clout
• bash
• dab
• pick
• spank
• poke
• lick
• crack
• whap
• douse
• whop
• larrup

Examples of knock down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The disappointment in China had worldwide effects, knocking down stocks of companies in Europe, the United States and elsewhere that do lots of business in and around China. —Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024

Beijing’s economic stimulus measures extended China’s market rally into a second week, while Japan’s choice of former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the country’s next prime minister knocked down shares in Tokyo. —Ian Mount, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024

Adjective

From dilapidated homes selling for little more than a dollar, to ready-to-occupy houses at knockdown prices, there's been a frenzy of competition. —Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 18 Nov. 2022

The 6-foot-8 Grant has provided energy at both ends of the court and has been a knockdown outside shooter. —oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2022

Noun

Crews were able to execute a knockdown of the fire in a few hours. —Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2024

After the halftime break, the introduction of Wout Weghorst almost paid immediate dividends for the Netherlands, with his knockdown falling inches away from Depay to tap home. —Ben Morse, CNN, 6 July 2024