KNOCKED Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked

verb

past tense of knock

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly

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as in hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told

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as in blamed

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of hey, don't knock it until you've tried it

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Recent Examples of knocked Jackson followed and confronted Chubb before throwing a strike that knocked Chubb's hat off his head. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Isaias knocked the power out of nearly 450,000 homes and businesses in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Bay counties. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 As André Luiz knocked the ball ahead of him past the halfway line in the 72nd minute, Sporting Park held its collective breath. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Teoscar Hernandez knocked him in with a sacrifice fly, and the Dodgers had a 1-0 lead without a hit. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Our favorites were creamy and silky, without the chalkiness, grittiness, or powderiness that knocked other contenders down the rankings. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 An alligator with a sense of humor knocked on a North Carolina woman’s front door in the middle of the night, and the rascal got a rather rude response. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 Washington's Daron Payne knocked the ball loose and Shy Tuttle recovered for the Commanders. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 The Maine, North Carolina, and Texas AFL-CIOs and their affiliates have knocked hundreds of thousands of doors already this cycle, presenting voters with the contract and where the candidates stand. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumped

Verb

Prosecutors said Wilcox was hit by gunfire, fell to the ground and fired three more gunshots at the officers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The different program sales operations of Skydance hit the Côte d’Azur under their pre-existing Paramount and WB brands.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

The city's medical examiner, Charles Norris, blamed the federal government's practice of adding toxic substances to industrial alcohol, including those involving methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, which can cause blindness and death.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Other adolescents have also suffered life-changing injuries blamed on police weaponry during protests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of blamed

Verb

Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the ocean and were forecast to persist off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, two longtime opponents for this franchise, then smacked consecutive homers off Lee, who’d surrendered three long balls the entire regular season.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

Garrett Mitchell walked, rookie Cooper Pratt laid down a sacrifice bunt and light-hitting Luis Lara banged the next pitch up the middle to score Mitchell from second for the 2-1 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of banged

Verb

After Daria Rae slapped her backstage, Hartwell was rewarded with a shot at the Knockouts Championship against Brookside.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026