KNOCKED OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

knocked out

verb

past tense of knock out

as in killed

to use up all the physical energy of the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time

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Recent Examples of knocked out The agency has confirmed at least three tornadoes in Illinois and one in Indiana touched down late Thursday during storms that knocked out power for more than 221,000 people in the Prairie State. —

Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026 They were knocked out in the group stage in both 2018 and 2022. —

Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 14 June 2026 But the Spurs, behind NBA Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama, finished with the NBA’s second-best record at 62-20 and knocked out the Thunder in the Western Conference finals. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026 With Avila knocked out early, the Royals’ face was on the mat. —

Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 Meanwhile, in the city, thunderstorms and heavy winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and caused more than a thousand flight delays and cancellations. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Most of the drone factories have been knocked out, most of the launching pads have been knocked out and most of the missile manufacturing areas have been knocked out. —

NBC news, 7 June 2026 At the time, Swiatek, the four-time French Open champion, had already been knocked out of the women’s draw by Marta Kostyuk. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The Seleção has been knocked out in the quarterfinals in four of the last five tournaments and finished fourth in 2014, which featured an obscene 7-1 drubbing against Germany in the semifinal. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

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All 12 people on board, including 11 skydivers and a pilot, were killed in the incident, authorities said.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Air Force officials did not immediately identify the eight people killed or explain why there were more people aboard than the bomber’s standard crew complement.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026