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knockdown

The word “knockdown” has 2 syllables: knock-down

It's pronounced as /ˈnɑkˌdaʊn/

What is synonym and antonym for knockdown?

In the thesaurus, “knockdown” has 319 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for knockdown along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for knockdown

Antonyms for knockdown

  • accord
  • aggrandize
  • agreement
  • amplify
  • assemble
  • augment
  • blow up
  • boost
  • build
  • calm
  • combine
  • complement
  • concealment
  • construct
  • dilate
  • distend
  • ease
  • elevated
  • elongate
  • enhance
  • enlarge
  • erect
  • escalate
  • escalated
  • expand
  • extend
  • extreme
  • forfeit
  • friendship
  • full
  • give
  • give up
  • grant
  • hand over
  • harmony
  • heighten
  • heightened
  • hiding
  • high
  • increase
  • increased
  • inflate
  • inflated
  • intensify
  • lengthen
  • lose
  • maximized
  • maximum
  • over
  • overfilled
  • overflowing
  • overfull
  • overlarge
  • overloaded
  • oversize
  • oversized
  • pay
  • peace
  • peaked
  • pitch
  • prolong
  • protract
  • raise
  • raised
  • reality
  • redouble
  • relinquish
  • sky-high
  • supplement
  • surrender
  • swell
  • unite
  • up
  • utmost
  • yield

Meanings of knockdown

  • noun
    1. An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
    2. An overwhelming blow.
    3. Very strong ale or beer.
    4. A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
    5. The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
    6. The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
    7. A short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
    8. A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
    9. A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
  • verb
    1. To employ the knockdown technique.
  • adjective
    1. Powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down.
    2. Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
    3. Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
    4. (of a rivet head) To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.

Example Sentences

  • The boxer delivered a powerful knockdown in the third round.
  • The store is having a knockdown sale with huge discounts on all items.
  • After the knockdown argument, they decided to talk things through calmly.
  • The construction crew started the knockdown of the old building yesterday.
  • The team's knockdown defense prevented the opponents from scoring.

On this page you'll find 394 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knockdown, such as: abate, abbreviate, abridge, accomplish, accord, accumulate, achieve.

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