KNOCKING DOWN Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

knocking down

verb

Definition of knocking down next

present participle of knock down

as in winning

to receive as return for effort she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

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as in taking down

to take apart right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays

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as in downing

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down

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as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any

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Recent Examples of knocking down The role players consistently knocking down shots would be big too. —

Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 May 2026 French guard Marine Johannes was equally unstoppable, knocking down five 3-pointers to finish with 17 points on top of five rebounds, three assists and three steals. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 The aftermath of the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision knocking down a key protection in the Voting Rights Act is reverberating across the nation. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Repeatedly knocking down small nests may discourage the queen from starting another nest in that spot. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 May 2026 As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026 In the past, even when Gobert has done his job to the best of anyone’s abilities, Jokic has often found answers in the form of knocking down outside jumpers or by flashing his feathery touch in the midrange. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 Big man Neemias Queta even got in on the action for Boston, knocking down his first career 3 to go along with 10 rebounds. —

CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 Acknowledgment can also feel like the bare minimum, but the fight for it grows increasingly urgent when the American President is knocking down public memorials of slavery like tin ducks in a carnival shooting game. —

Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

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The Emmy Award-winning Susan, 52, has produced dozens of Hollywood series and movies, including some starring her Oscar-winning husband.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Occupying four townhouses, its two-year refurbishment by award-winning architects Holland Harvey and interior designers Studio Est and Studio Mica has created something warm and true to its heritage yet modern, nature-focused and committed to social impact.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026