KNOCKOFF Synonyms: 265 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of knock off

as in to stop

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

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as in to abandon

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 to subtract

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 to rob

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 to murder

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

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knockoff

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noun

as in copycat

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original

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Recent Examples of knock off

Verb

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

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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Tuesday appears in the film looking more like a knockoff version of the deadpan character but still has her signature black bangs and pigtail braids. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off

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That has left many companies unable to stop the theft of American IP and made investment riskier.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Project Nessie was intended to stop retail price-matching practices from creating unsustainably low prices, the e-commerce giant said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of stop

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Executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies abandoned the event, the FT reported, due to the potential danger.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandon

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The change in relative Democratic turnout is calculated by subtracting the 2022 level of relative turnout from the 2026 level.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Origination fees An origination fee is a one-time upfront charge that lenders usually subtract from the loan total to pay for administration and processing costs.

— Dan Avery,Megan DeMatteo, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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The victim told deputies that two men threatened the victim with a firearm, robbed the victim and fled.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in Union Square when a teenager allegedly attempted to rob him in 2024.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rob

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The flow of money from Qatar into Gaza has taken on new significance since October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel, murdered some 1,200 people, and took 251 more hostage.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and sort of look the other way, that that's giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people every week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of murder

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That has been the model employed by Strategy and numerous copycat DATs, which have counted on steadily rising asset prices to issue new shares that pay for their operating costs.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
The complaint alleged that RCMP has already investigated copycat threats.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of copycat

Verb

And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Research firm Gartner published a report on Wednesday forecasting that over 80% of neocloud providers will cease operations by 2030, due to costs and lack of a unique business model.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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