KNOCKOUTS Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

knockouts

noun

plural of knockout

as in beauties

a lovely woman the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout

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as in dazes

a temporary state of unconsciousness a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout

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as in dreams

something very good of its kind the band's new album is a knockout

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as in dolls

a physically attractive person only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts

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Recent Examples of knockouts The 28-year-old has seven decisions and three knockouts. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Some of those are out, others have impressively made it into the knockouts. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Cape Verde is the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup knockouts. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Nine out of 10 African teams qualified for knockouts, the most ever in a World Cup. — Pj Green july 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Austria, meanwhile, have returned to the World Cup after 28 years and to the knockouts after 44 years. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 Yesterday, the two co-hosts were joined by Germany who booked their spot in the knockouts with a dramatic last-gasp winner against Ivory Coast. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 But history is against the Americans, having never beaten a European side in the World Cup knockouts before. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 1 July 2026

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Noun

These low-maintenance garden beauties require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them looking good.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026

Definition of beauties

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In recent years, carriage negotiations have led to temporary channel blackouts between Disney and services such as YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream, highlighting the high stakes of content licensing deals.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The Sports Broadcasting Act includes a rule allowing blackouts of local games, which still applies to out-of-market packages sold by the leagues.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

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Now, there are advisory boards for both historical dolls and Girl of the Year, Cartwright says.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The backstory Educator, journalist, and philanthropist Pleasant Rowland—best known to the world as the creator of the American Girl line of dolls—graduated from Wells College, a former school in town, in 1962.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of dolls

Noun

The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.

— Will Croxton, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Definition of queens

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An alligator swims in the shallow waters of Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2026.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026

Definition of swims

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There were tens of thousands of dollars sent to him, the complaint alleges, for things like dental work, a pickup truck, a motorcycle and to fund a legitimate social media career and future together.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Flush with $46 billion to finish the wall after an infusion by Congress for immigration enforcement, CBP is inking tens of billions of dollars in contracts to build the wall and push along the president’s signature project.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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