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Synonyms for knock down

  • verb

Most common

floor deck dump destroy demolish cut down knock over fell

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Floor

floor, deck, dump, cold cock slang

2. Destroy — to hit or collide with To demolish

destroy, demolish

3. Cut down

down, cut down, push down

4. Knock over — to hit or collide with To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls

level, knock over

Other

fell, reduce, fall, sell, grass, blast, prostrate

Antonyms

build

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To hit or collide with To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.

    As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.

  2. v. 2

    To hit or collide with To demolish.

    We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.

  3. v. 3

    To hit or collide with To reduce the price of.

    They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.

  4. v. 4

    To hit or collide with To disassemble for shipment.

    The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.

Example sentences

  • floor This elevator will take you up to the tenth floor.
  • deck Carlos has been building this deck all by himself.
  • dump You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
  • destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
  • demolish The decision was made to demolish the old building.

By length

4 letters
down1, fall1, sell1, fell1, deck1, dump1
5 letters
level2, floor1, grass1, blast1
6 letters
reduce2
7 letters
destroy2
8 letters
demolish3
9 letters
prostrate2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).