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 He was flipped off, called a Nazi, had his phone knocked out of his hand and had beer poured on his neck. — Matt Calkins , Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 The storm knocked out power for 280,000 households, according to United Daily News, a local Taiwanese newspaper, citing the island's power authorities. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Had Coker scored, Tremble would have been the boxer who got knocked out. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 The Florida Gators staggered into Texas on Saturday looking like a punch-drunk prizefighter who had spent the previous two weeks getting his teeth knocked out, his nose rearranged and his dignity dragged through the mud. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026 Russian strikes across nine Ukrainian regions wounded at least 15 people and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of households as winter approaches. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 But Russian strikes this week knocked out electricity to 600,000 Ukrainians, and reportedly killed more than 100 people. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 Many ships are now loaded with crude oil, rather than diesel, after Iranian strikes on Gulf countries earlier this year knocked out a substantial share of the Middle Eastern refining capacity. — Michel Robe, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 The fearsome Inter, the ‘Bank of Italy’ club who had knocked out Real Madrid in the quarters, were to be the opponents in Lisbon. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked out

Verb

Three people were killed after two helicopters collided midair near an airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, October 29, prompting an investigation by federal aviation authorities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The presidency has been vacant since President Jovenel Moïse was killed in 2021.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of killed

Verb

Ramaswamy wore what appeared to be a knock-off Ohio State jersey to the school’s home opener in August and took heat from Buckeyes fans in his X comments.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
The two even wore jewelry and fake nails to really emulate PinkPantheress, 25, and Larsson, 28.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of wore

Verb

My advice to other leaders would be not to wait until you’re exhausted before doing something for yourself.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The gold exhausted by the mid-1920s, the mines faltered and then closed, the miners left and the burros stayed, turned loose to make their own way in the desert.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Prioritizing scripts over corporate synergy should be music to the ears of cinephiles burned out on Marvel’s assembly-line approach to storytelling.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
Godrich was attempting to move toward retirement, and Harrison was burnt out.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of burned out

Verb

If the weather is both hot and humid, the yellow staining can’t be washed out, forcing brands to dye the wool a darker color, affecting the final product design.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Galaxies, nebulas and other deep space objects become more detailed when they're not washed out by skyglow.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed out

Verb

The sun hadn’t yet risen over the Wasatch Range when Kalani Sitake decided to bust a move.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
On Monday, the soldiers were still missing, leading to an aggressive search by angry gang-force soldiers who busted the gate of a local business searching for gang members and flew over the area in helicopters.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026