Synonyms for Knock on wood:

• v.

  •hope (verb)
  • rely,
  • presume,
  • count on,
  • expect,
  • surmise,
  • trust,
  • cherish,
  • await,
  • look forward to,
  • anticipate,
  • promise oneself,
  • hang in,
  • feel confident,
  • foresee,
  • have faith,
  • sweat,
  • sweat it,
  • be sure of,
  • desire,
  • keep fingers crossed,
  • look at sunny side,
  • think to,
  • watch for,
  • pray,
  • hold,
  • wish,
  • suspect,
  • sweat it out,
  • assume,
  • suppose,
  • believe,
  • take heart,
  • depend on,
  • aspire,
  • contemplate,
  • deem likely.
  •long for, dream about (verb)
  • hope.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • the Scottish play,
  • superstition,
  • superstitious.
  •
  • unlucky.
  •hope
  • looking forward to,
  • Hoped,
  • sweat out,
  • watched for,
  • having faith,
  • knock wood,
  • depended on,
  • watching for,
  • sweating out.
  •Other relevant words:
  • catch at straws.

Antonyms for Knock on wood:

• v.

  • hope
    distrust, abandon, doubt, forsake, know, disbelieve, despair, fear.