KO'd

verb

past tense of KO
as in knocked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO'd
  1. knocked out
  2. knocked down
  3. knocked over
Verb
  • Get knocked out of qualifying for a tournament, and whether by ranking, luck of a draw, some combination thereof — or just hanging around (depending on the event) a player can get a reprieve and find themselves in the first round.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Despite all three of the host countries getting knocked out by the quarter-finals, this was still the most American World Cup ever.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of knocked out
Verb
  • With this World Cup and its even bigger numbers, overwhelming media coverage and an American team that actually came with expectations, doors were knocked down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Contra Costa County firefighters knocked down a separate pair of residential fires in Pittsburg and Antioch on Friday and Saturday in which three people were hospitalized.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • The strong gales knocked over a Waffle House sign onto a car in Panama City Beach, Florida.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of knocked over
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“KO'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/KO%27d. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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