What is another word for knockdown?

Pronunciation: [nˈɒkda͡ʊn] (IPA)

Knockdown is a term used to describe something that has been brought down or flattened due to force or impact. When looking for synonyms for this term, some words that come to mind are topple, overthrow, demolish, dismantle, and obliterate. Each of these words has its own connotation and specific meaning but can be used interchangeably with knockdown depending on the context. Other potential synonyms include destroy, ruin, sever, disassemble, and raze. The use of synonyms can help add variety and depth to writing and allow for more vivid description and imagery when discussing the effects of force or impact on objects or structures.

Synonyms for Knockdown:

What are the hypernyms for Knockdown?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Knockdown?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for knockdown (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for knockdown?

The antonyms for the word 'knockdown' include build, construct, establish, erect, raise, and set up among others. These antonyms denote the act of creating or building something from scratch, as opposed to knocking it down or destroying it. For instance, building a house could be seen as the opposite of knocking it down. Similarly, setting up a business is the opposite of shutting it down. In contrast to the idea of destruction, the antonyms suggest the creative and constructive process of making something. These words are helpful in communicating the process of development, improvement, and progress.

What are the antonyms for Knockdown?

Usage examples for Knockdown

Mag, consider this a proper knockdown to P. Gubb, my boss.
"Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective"
Ellis Parker Butler
Souls have in them a wonderful capacity for recovering after knockdown blows.
"The Girl Wanted"
Nixon Waterman
But not to accuse Mr. Packard of cowardice, I will say, that instead of boldly meeting me as his antagonist on the arena of argument and discussion, and there openly defending himself against my knockdown arguments, with his Cudgel of Insanity, I find he closed off such discussions with his secret "confidential" letters to my relatives and dear friends, saying, that he had sad reason to fear his wife's mind was getting out of order; she was becoming insane on the subject of woman's rights; "but be sure to keep this fact a profound secret-especially, never let Elizabeth hear that I ever intimated such a thing."
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard

Famous quotes with Knockdown

  • A knockdown argument: 'tis but a word and a blow.
    John Dryden

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