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

abate
abbreviate
abridge
accomplish
accumulate
achieve
acquire
act
altercation
amass
annex
appearance
arrangement
attain
award
bag
bang
bash
bastinade
bastinado
bat
battering
beat
beating
beef
belt
bestowal
bicker
bickering
biff
blow
blowup
bludgeon
bludgeoning
body blow
bone
bone of contention
bone to pick
bop
box
brannigan
brawl
break down
break up
bring in
brush
buffet
bust
capture
carry
catch
chop
clap
clash
clear
clip
clobber
clobbering
clout
come by
coming out
compress
condense
conferral
constrict
contention
contract
controversy
counter
counterblow
counterpunch
counterstroke
crack
crop
cruncher
crusher
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuff
curtail
cut
cut back
cut down
dab
de-escalate
debate
debut
decrease
decreased
deflate
delivering
delivery
demonstration
demount
dent
deplete
depressed
detach
difference of opinion
difficulty
diminish
disaggregate
disagreement
disarticulate
disassemble
disconnect
disengage
disjoin
disjoint
dismantle
dismember
dismount
display
dispute
dissever
disunite
divide
dock
dog and pony show
donation
donnybrook
douse
down
downscale
downsize
draw
drop
dropped
drubbing
dustup
dwindle
earn
ease
exchange
exhibition
exposition
face-off
falling-out
fell
feud
fight
fillip
finisher
flap
flogging
floor
fuss
gain
garner
get
gin
giving
go
gross
hack
hammer
hammering
hand
hassle
haymaker
hit
hook
introduction
investiture
jab
kayo
kick
knee
knock
knock out
knock over
knock-down-drag-out
knockout
ko
lambasting
land
larrup
lash
launch
launching
left
lessen
level
lick
licking
low
lower
make
minimize
moderate
modify
modulate
net
nick
obtain
occupy
offering
one-two
out
overthrow
overture
pare
paste
pasting
pelt
pick
pick up
pitch
plump
poke
pound
pounding
present
procure
production
proposal
proposition
prostrate
prune
pull down
pummeling
pummelling
punch
qualify
quarrel
rabbit punch
rack up
rap
reacquire
realize
reap
reattain
recapture
receded
reception
reduce
regain
remake
remembrance
rendition
representation
retrench
rhubarb
right
right-hander
romp
roundhouse
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
run-in
sales pitch
scene
score
scrap
secure
separate
set-to
shindy
shiver
shorten
show
shrink
sidewinder
slam
slap
slash
slog
slug
smack
smash
smite
sock
spank
spat
spiel
squabble
staging
static
stew
stinger
strike
stripe
stroke
submission
sucker punch
swat
swing
swipe
switch
take down
take over
thrashing
throw down
thud
thump
thwack
tiff
topple
trim
truncate
under
uppercut
wallop
walloping
welt
whack
whale
wham
whap
whip
whipping
whittle
whop
win
word
words
wrangle

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.

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