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Synonyms for knock-off

Most common

drop mill hook plagiarize

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Cop — to rob

cop, snitch, rob, thieve, mill, loot, glom informal, pinch, hook, ransack, plunder, nip, relieve, burgle IE, filch

3. Subtract — to remove, as a discount or estimate

subtract, deduct

4. Knock — to have sex with (a woman)

make, knock, sleep with, coitize formal rare

Other

plagiarize, plagiarise UK, down tools informal UK, shave

Noun

1. Rip-off — an imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the…

rip-off, fake, ersatz, phony informal US, phoney UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To remove, as a discount or estimate.

    They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.

  2. v. 2

    To kill.

    The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.

  3. v. 3

    To rob.

    They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.

  4. n. 1

    An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original.

    He tried to sell us some knockoff watches.

Related words

Word family
knockbuster knock
Other spellings
knock off knockoff

Forms

Plural
knock-offs → rip-offs, fakes, ersatzes, phonies…

Example sentences

  • drop Why don't you drop in for tea at your convenience?
  • mill You mill mine, and I'll mill the village chief's.
  • hook Please hang your coat on the hook behind the door.
  • plagiarize God gave you eyes. Plagiarize.

By length

2 letters
do1
3 letters
cop1, rob1, nip1
4 letters
make1, take1, kill1, drop1, fake1, mill1, hook1, loot1, glom
5 letters
waste1, knock1, pinch1, shave1, clone1, phony2, filch1
6 letters
finish2, snitch1, deduct2, phoney2, ersatz2, burgle, thieve1
7 letters
relieve2, plunder2, ransack2, coitize
8 letters
subtract2
9 letters
eliminate4, liquidate3
10 letters
plagiarize3, plagiarise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phony2 = 2 syllables).