KNUCKLE DOWN Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

knuckle down

verb

Definition of knuckle down

as in to buckle (down)

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Recent Examples of knuckle down In survival mode, many brands have been forced to knuckle down and fortify their business strategies, in hopes of setting them up for success against a difficult backdrop. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026 Bunnie is knuckling down to help women escaping domestic violence. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Teams will use the five-week gap between the races in Japan and Miami to knuckle down at their factories and develop car upgrades that could boost their fortunes upon returning to the track in May. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 European countries need to knuckle down and increase their military capabilities while Russia is still dedicating a chunk of its forces to its invasion of Ukraine, Sweden's defense minister has said. — Ellie Cook — Reporting From Prague, Czech Republic, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knuckle down

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Travis Adams surrendered an RBI double to Cody Bellinger on his first pitch in relief as the Yankees trimmed the deficit to 6-4.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
Eli White, Mauricio Dubón, Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Riley also homered for Atlanta, which hit four home runs off Mets pitching in a 5-3 win on Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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So just dig in and expect not to come up for air until the end credits of that final episode roll by.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
During a dig in Herculaneum in the 18th century, archaeologists found 1,800 papyrus scrolls in an intact ancient library, deep under the site of a villa that was destroyed by Vesuvius' eruption.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 June 2026