What is another word for knocking down?
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɒkɪŋ dˈa͡ʊn], [ nˈɒkɪŋ dˈaʊn], [ n_ˈɒ_k_ɪ_ŋ d_ˈaʊ_n]
Synonyms for Knocking down:
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n.
• demolition -
v.
• bring down- abase ,
- cut down ,
- damage ,
- drop ,
- fell ,
- floor ,
- injure ,
- ko ,
- lay low ,
- level ,
- lower ,
- mow down ,
- murder ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- prostrate ,
- pull down ,
- shoot down ,
- slay ,
- throw down ,
- tumble ,
- undermine ,
- upset ,
- wound .
- chasten ,
- cut down to size ,
- dash ,
- debunk ,
- disconcert ,
- dispirit ,
- humble ,
- kick in the teeth ,
- let down easy ,
- let wind out of sails ,
- mortify ,
- puncture balloon ,
- put down ,
- take down .
- annihilate ,
- break ,
- bulldoze ,
- burst ,
- crack ,
- crush ,
- decimate ,
- defeat ,
- devastate ,
- devour ,
- dilapidate ,
- dismantle ,
- eat ,
- flatten ,
- gobble up ,
- obliterate ,
- pulverize ,
- put away ,
- put in toilet ,
- raze ,
- smash ,
- take apart ,
- take out ,
- tear down ,
- torpedo ,
- total ,
- trash ,
- undo ,
- wax ,
- wipe off map ,
- wrack ,
- wreck .
- Abolishing ,
- Decimating ,
- Desolating ,
- Destroying ,
- Disintegrating ,
- Eradicating ,
- Exterminating ,
- Extirpating ,
- Flattening ,
- Pulverizing ,
- Vaporizing ,
- annihilating ,
- atomizing ,
- demolishing ,
- devastating ,
- dismantling ,
- laying waste ,
- mowing down ,
- ripping to shreds ,
- smashing ,
- tearing down .
- Unrig ,
- bankrupt ,
- bare ,
- break down ,
- break up ,
- demolish ,
- denudate ,
- denude ,
- deprive ,
- destroy ,
- disassemble ,
- dismember ,
- dismount ,
- disrobe ,
- divest ,
- part out ,
- strike ,
- strip ,
- subvert ,
- take to pieces .
- blow down ,
- bowl over ,
- bring down ,
- cause to fall ,
- cleave ,
- cut ,
- down ,
- gash ,
- ground ,
- hack ,
- hew ,
- knock over ,
- mangle ,
- rive ,
- sever ,
- shoot ,
- slash ,
- split ,
- strike down ,
- sunder .
- abrade ,
- beat down ,
- compress ,
- deflate ,
- depress ,
- even out ,
- flush ,
- grade ,
- iron out ,
- lay ,
- plane ,
- plaster ,
- roll ,
- smooth ,
- spread out ,
- squash ,
- straighten ,
- subdue ,
- trample .
- baffle ,
- beat ,
- bewilder ,
- bring up short ,
- conquer ,
- discomfit ,
- dumbfound ,
- nonplus ,
- puzzle ,
- stump ,
- throw .
- acquaint ,
- advance ,
- air ,
- announce ,
- bring up ,
- broach ,
- do the honors ,
- get things rolling ,
- give introduction ,
- harbinger ,
- herald ,
- kick off ,
- lead into ,
- lead off ,
- moot ,
- offer ,
- open ,
- open up ,
- originate ,
- pave the way ,
- precede ,
- preface ,
- propose ,
- put forward ,
- recommend ,
- set forth ,
- spring with ,
- start ball rolling ,
- submit ,
- suggest ,
- usher ,
- ventilate .
- abbreviate ,
- attenuate ,
- cheapen ,
- curtail ,
- decrease ,
- deprecate ,
- depreciate ,
- diminish ,
- discount ,
- downplay ,
- dwarf ,
- knock ,
- lessen ,
- make light of ,
- make little of ,
- miniaturize ,
- play down ,
- pooh-pooh ,
- prune ,
- reduce ,
- run down ,
- shrink ,
- underestimate ,
- underplay .
- abolish ,
- bring to ruin ,
- depose ,
- dethrone ,
- do away with ,
- eradicate ,
- exterminate ,
- liquidate ,
- oust ,
- overcome ,
- overpower ,
- overrun ,
- overwhelm ,
- purge ,
- put an end to ,
- subjugate ,
- terminate ,
- tip ,
- topple ,
- unseat ,
- upend ,
- vanquish .
- annul ,
- capsize ,
- countermand ,
- invalidate ,
- invert ,
- keel over ,
- nullify ,
- overbalance ,
- repeal ,
- rescind ,
- reverse ,
- set aside ,
- spill ,
- tip over ,
- turn over ,
- turn upside down ,
- upturn ,
- void .
- check ,
- choke ,
- dampen ,
- destruct ,
- douse ,
- end ,
- kill ,
- moisten ,
- put out ,
- quash ,
- quell ,
- shatter ,
- smother ,
- snuff out ,
- stifle ,
- suppress .
- beat back ,
- beat off ,
- brush off ,
- buck ,
- cast aside ,
- chase away ,
- confront ,
- cool ,
- decline ,
- dismiss ,
- disown ,
- dispute ,
- drive away ,
- drive back ,
- drive off ,
- duel ,
- fend off ,
- fight ,
- force back ,
- force off ,
- give cold shoulder to ,
- hold back ,
- hold off ,
- keep at arm's length ,
- keep at bay ,
- keep off ,
- kick ,
- oppose ,
- parry ,
- push back ,
- put to flight ,
- rebuff ,
- rebut ,
- refuse ,
- reject ,
- resist ,
- stand up against ,
- stave off ,
- traverse ,
- turn down ,
- ward off ,
- withstand .
- collapse ,
- do a pratfall ,
- fall ,
- falter ,
- founder ,
- go belly up ,
- go down ,
- hit the dirt ,
- lose it ,
- lurch ,
- nose-dive ,
- pitch ,
- plunge ,
- slump ,
- stagger ,
- stumble ,
- take a header ,
- teeter ,
- totter ,
- unhorse .
Other relevant words:
- Familiarize ,
- accustom ,
- advise ,
- apprise ,
- bring out ,
- clue ,
- come out with ,
- disclose ,
- divulge ,
- enlighten ,
- fill in ,
- fix up ,
- get together ,
- habituate ,
- inform ,
- intro ,
- introduce ,
- knock down ,
- let know ,
- make familiar ,
- notify ,
- post ,
- present ,
- reveal ,
- tell ,
- warn .
How to use "Knocking down" in context?
Knocking someone down has a variety of meanings. In games, it is a short-term strategy employed to achieve an advantageous position. To knock someone down is often used as an insult. To knock someone unconscious is a criminal offense. And to knock someone out is a medical term used to describe a state of unconsciousness caused by an external force such as a blow to the head.
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