KNOCKS OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

knocks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of knock out

as in wears

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 knocks out Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to retain the world heavyweight title. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 That knocks out the mac and cheese at The Barcelona Burger and Beer Garden, GGC Smokehouse, Boardwalk Billy’s Raw Bar & Ribs, The Smoke Pit, Original Chicken ‘n Ribs, Angry Ale’s, Chophouse 101 and Nana Morrison’s Soul Food. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026 Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026 Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026 But will any of that matter come January if Kansas City once again knocks out Buffalo? — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025 As Stahl said, anytime there’s a reckless driver, the emergency pipeline collapses and knocks out water flow to the entire area. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocks out

Verb

Among the terminated is a welder, Choi Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), who wears a frown so implacable that it might have been etched in steel.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Doncic loves his two daughters — Gabriela, 2, and Olivia, 10 months — and wears their initials on his shoes during games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears

Verb

In the end, Matt kills everybody who wronged him (plus several innocent people), and is forced to live as a reclusive mud monster in the sewers.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

Verb

While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of tires

Verb

That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausts

Verb

Then the beeps will become evenly spaced until the alarm is silenced, the prongs dry out, or the battery wears out.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Weak link Assuming a longer time horizon is required for returns on AI capital, the neocloud sector could be the weak link in the AI value chain, especially because its equipment wears out and needs to be replaced so often.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears out

Verb

Until, suddenly, the life drains from his eyes, sometimes for barely a second, and returning before anyone else in the scene notices.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The all-in-one dock cleans the spinning dual mops with hot water, dries them with warm air to prevent musty smells, and automatically drains and refills the water tank.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026