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knocked off

VERB

kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispatch dispose of eliminate snuff out whack

WEAK

assassinate blow away bump off chill do away with do in dust execute finish grease hit ice kill liquidate murder off rub out shoot slay stab stretch out waste wax zap

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep retain

WEAK

bear continue create give pursue start

VERB

steal

Synonyms

WEAK

filch knock over loot pilfer pinch plunder purloin ransack relieve rifle rip off rob thieve

Antonyms

WEAK

bear continue create give pursue start

VERB

stop action; accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eliminate

WEAK

achieve cease complete conclude desist discontinue finish give over halt leave off quit stop work succeed surcease terminate

Antonyms

WEAK

bear continue create give pursue start

Example Sentences

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Wind gusts were so strong at Island Bay that two women were knocked off their feet as waves washed up over the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Have we been knocked off our metaphorical surfboard from time to time? Of course.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

La Habra 11, Orange Lutheran 8: The surprising Highlanders, who knocked off top-seeded Murrieta Mesa earlier, have now eliminated Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran in the Division 1 quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

It came a day after Estonia said Nato shot down a drone over its territory, which it suspected was a Ukrainian projectile knocked off course by Russian electronic interference.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

By noon I knocked off work or a stop at the privy before dinner.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck