KNOCKED OFF Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked off

verb

past tense of knock off

as in stopped

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

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as in abandoned

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 subtracted

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 robbed

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 assassinated

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

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Recent Examples of knocked off The Boston Bruins visit the Minnesota Wild after the Bruins knocked off the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Then came 910, who had already knocked off Bear 909 and the 132 family on her way to the final. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Previously winless, Washington couldn’t run the ball or convert third downs against Seattle yet knocked off the defending Super Bowl champion anyway, behind backup quarterback Marcus Mariota’s three touchdowns and three Seahawks turnovers. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 Huntington Beach knocked off Yorba Linda to go to 5-0 for the first time since 1998. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 If there was any rust on the outfit from nine years of inactivity, it was knocked off the instant the song’s trademark chiming riff gave way to the thwack of Lynch’s snare drum, bringing the band to life. — Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026 Emma Navarro, who had not made the fourth round at a major since Wimbledon 2025, knocked off this year’s Wimbledon finalist, Karolína Muchová, 6-3, 7-5. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Mansfield Timberview signaled state-title ambitions by demolishing West Mesquite 69-7, while White Settlement Brewer knocked off Class 6A Haltom 31-14 to open Class 5A play. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026 Santanella won the initial court case and Tyler was knocked off the August ballot for collecting signatures too early to get on the ballot. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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The Bruins forced seven turnovers and stopped Oregon’s late two-point try at the one-yard line, preserving a signature victory that strengthened UCLA’s playoff case.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopped

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For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The amount is subtracted from their taxable estate, and the assets go to the charity — free of the income taxes that would otherwise be paid by the individual who inherits the estate.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtracted

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But Garrett Mitchell tracked it down, leaped at the wall, and robbed Machado on the warning track.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
What about the impact on other clubs and fans, who were potentially robbed of titles, trophies, money, parades, memories?

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbed

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Yeah, people just want to see if I really did get assassinated by Madonna’s Cartel.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
The 21-year-old Michigan State senior is also head of the local chapter of Turning Point, the group for young conservatives whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Unfortunately, there are those on America’s political left who would also be satisfied if the State of Israel ceased to exist.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
An all-electric sedan was supposed to be next, but a year from the showroom, it was abruptly canceled, leaving the automaker with nothing to sell as old models like the F-Pace ceased production.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceased

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Under this strategy, a person borrows a set amount from his or her 401(k) account and slowly replenishes the account over time through payments deducted automatically from pay stubs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Also, shipping charges are non-refundable, and a restocking fee of $10 will be deducted from the refund.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026