{ "knobby":{ "as in knobbly , knobbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "knobbed", "knobbly", "lumpish", "ropy", "ropey", "thick", "viscous", "clabbered", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "curdled", "gelled", "thickened", "chunky", "clumpy", "curdy", "lumpy", "nubbly", "nubby", "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "knotted", "knotty", "pebbly" ], "near antonyms":[ "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "knock dead":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ." ], "synonyms":[ "carry away", "enrapture", "enthrall", "enthral", "entrance", "rap", "rapture", "ravish", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "fascinate", "elate", "excite", "exhilarate", "stir" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knock down":{ "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard" ], "synonyms":[ "acquire", "attain", "bag", "bring in", "capture", "carry", "come by", "draw", "earn", "gain", "garner", "get", "land", "make", "obtain", "procure", "pull down", "realize", "reap", "secure", "win" ], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "gross", "net", "accomplish", "achieve", "notch (up)", "score", "accumulate", "amass", "rack up", "catch", "pick up", "annex", "occupy", "take over", "reacquire", "reattain", "recapture", "regain", "remake" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "give", "grant", "pay", "give up", "hand over", "part (with)", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeit", "lose" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl (down or over)", "down", "drop", "fell", "floor", "knock over", "level", "mow (down)", "prostrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayo", "knock out", "KO", "overthrow", "throw down", "topple", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "clobber", "hammer", "hit", "jab", "paste", "poke", "pound", "punch", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "swat", "swipe", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ] }, "as in dropped , decreased":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decreased", "depressed", "dropped", "receded", "under", "down", "low" ], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "high", "increased", "jacked (up)", "raised", "up", "extreme", "full", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "sky-high", "utmost", "inflated", "over", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overlarge", "overloaded", "oversize", "oversized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in knockout , KO":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cruncher", "kayo", "knockout", "KO", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping", "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knock over":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "ransack", "rifle", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravish", "sack", "spoil", "strip", "bleed", "break in", "cheat", "chisel", "cozen", "defraud", "exploit", "fleece", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle", "hold up", "mug", "roll", "stick up" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarize", "burgle", "knock off", "rip off", "rob", "steal (from)", "take off" ] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "knocked me over trying to get out the door" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "kayo", "knock out", "KO", "overthrow", "throw down", "topple", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "clobber", "hammer", "hit", "jab", "paste", "poke", "pound", "punch", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "swat", "swipe", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl (down or over)", "down", "drop", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "mow (down)", "prostrate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knock-down, drag-out":{ "marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{ "antonyms":[ "nonviolent", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "pacific", "serene", "tranquil", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive" ], "related":[ "barbarous", "brutal", "savage", "vicious", "antagonistic", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "combustible", "volatile", "agitated", "frantic", "frenzied", "mad", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "ruinous" ], "synonyms":[ "bang-bang", "blood-and-guts", "convulsive", "cyclonic", "explosive", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "hammer-and-tongs", "hot", "paroxysmal", "rabid", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "tumultuous", "turbulent", "violent", "volcanic" ] }, "type":[] }, "knockabouts":{ "a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{ "examples":[ "the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout" ], "synonyms":[ "drifters", "gadabouts", "gypsies", "maunderers", "nomads", "ramblers", "roamers", "rovers", "strollers", "vagabonds", "wanderers", "wayfarers" ], "near synonyms":[ "laggards", "stragglers", "lingerers", "loiterers", "sojourners", "bums", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "passengers", "sightseers", "travelers", "travellers", "migrants", "transients", "vagrants", "amblers", "saunterers" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebodies", "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "residents", "settlers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knockdown":{ "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard" ], "synonyms":[ "acquire", "attain", "bag", "bring in", "capture", "carry", "come by", "draw", "earn", "gain", "garner", "get", "land", "make", "obtain", "procure", "pull down", "realize", "reap", "secure", "win" ], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "gross", "net", "accomplish", "achieve", "notch (up)", "score", "accumulate", "amass", "rack up", "catch", "pick up", "annex", "occupy", "take over", "reacquire", "reattain", "recapture", "regain", "remake" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "give", "grant", "pay", "give up", "hand over", "part (with)", "relinquish", "surrender", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeit", "lose" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "demount", "disassemble", "dismantle", "dismember", "dismount", "strike", "take down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detach", "disengage", "break up", "disaggregate", "disarticulate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "disunite", "divide", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "build", "erect", "pitch", "combine", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "construct" ] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl (down or over)", "down", "drop", "fell", "floor", "knock over", "level", "mow (down)", "prostrate" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayo", "knock out", "KO", "overthrow", "throw down", "topple", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "clobber", "hammer", "hit", "jab", "paste", "poke", "pound", "punch", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "swat", "swipe", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "de-escalate", "decrease", "dent", "deplete", "diminish", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "lessen", "lower", "reduce" ], "near synonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ] }, "as in dropped , decreased":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decreased", "depressed", "dropped", "receded", "under", "down", "low" ], "near antonyms":[ "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "high", "increased", "jacked (up)", "raised", "up", "extreme", "full", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "sky-high", "utmost", "inflated", "over", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overlarge", "overloaded", "oversize", "oversized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in knockout , KO":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cruncher", "kayo", "knockout", "KO", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping", "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocked dead":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ." ], "synonyms":[ "carried away", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "rapped", "raptured", "ravished", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated", "elated", "excited", "exhilarated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knocked off":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "knock it off !" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "broke off", "broke up", "canned", "ceased", "cut off", "cut out", "desisted (from)", "discontinued", "dropped", "ended", "gave over", "halted", "laid off", "left off", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted", "shut off", "stopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "completed", "concluded", "finished", "closed (down)", "deactivated", "blockaded", "blocked", "dammed", "delayed", "detained", "held", "held back", "hindered", "impeded", "kiboshed", "obstructed", "stemmed", "called", "suspended", "arrested", "braked", "checked", "clamped down", "reined (in)", "squashed", "squelched", "stamped", "stanched", "staunched", "stunted", "suppressed", "turned back", "paused", "stayed", "suspended", "abolished", "aborted", "annulled", "demolished", "destroyed", "dissolved", "killed", "ruined", "scuttled", "snuffed" ], "near antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "followed through (with)", "kept up", "ran on", "advanced", "proceeded", "progressed", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "propelled", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoned", "discontinued", "dropped", "gave up", "laid off (of)", "packed (up or in)", "quit", "quitted" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke off", "broke up", "ceased", "closed", "concluded", "ended", "expired", "finished", "halted", "left off", "shut off", "paused", "tapered off", "threw up", "rounded (off or out)", "terminated", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up" ], "near antonyms":[ "ran on", "went", "held on", "hung in", "hung on", "persevered", "persisted", "followed through (with)", "renewed", "reopened", "restarted", "resumed", "preserved", "stayed", "began", "commenced", "started" ], "antonyms":[ "carried on", "continued", "kept", "kept up", "maintained" ] }, "to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{ "examples":[ "a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "deducted", "subtracted", "took off" ], "near synonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "discounted", "downsized", "dwindled", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoined", "annexed", "appended", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "beefed (up)", "boosted", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "multiplied", "raised" ], "antonyms":[ "added", "tacked (on)" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarized", "burgled", "knocked over", "ripped off", "robbed", "stole (from)", "took off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacked", "rifled", "despoiled", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravished", "sacked", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stripped", "stript", "bled", "broke in", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "cozened", "defrauded", "exploited", "fleeced", "hustled", "mulcted", "plucked", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled", "held up", "mugged", "rolled", "stuck up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinated", "bumped off", "croaked", "did in", "dispatched", "executed", "got", "iced", "liquidated", "murdered", "neutralized", "offed", "put away", "rubbed out", "slew", "snuffed", "terminated", "took out", "whacked" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew away", "shot", "shot down", "blotted out", "carried off", "claimed", "cut down", "destroyed", "felled", "killed", "smote", "zapped", "butchered", "massacred", "mowed (down)", "slaughtered", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "exterminated", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animated", "raised", "restored", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knockout":{ "very pleasing to look at":{ "examples":[ "a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good", "good-looking", "goodly", "gorgeous", "handsome", "likely", "lovely", "lovesome", "pretty", "ravishing", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored" ], "near synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "charming", "cunning", "delightful", "engaging", "fascinating", "glamorous", "glamourous", "prepossessing", "elegant", "exquisite", "glorious", "Junoesque", "magnificent", "resplendent", "splendid", "statuesque", "sublime", "superb", "flawless", "perfect", "radiant", "dainty", "delicate", "personable", "pleasant", "presentable", "chocolate-box", "prettyish", "desirable", "dishy", "dollish", "foxy", "hot", "luscious", "nubile", "pulchritudinous", "seductive", "sexy", "toothsome", "hunky", "studly", "arresting", "eye-catching", "flamboyant", "flashy", "glossy", "showstopping", "showy", "slick", "snazzy", "splashy", "striking", "zingy", "photogenic", "telegenic" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "bad", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "frightful", "ghastly", "horrible", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "objectionable", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "shocking", "sickening", "terrible", "vile", "unappealing", "unappetizing", "unimposing", "unpleasant", "unprepossessing", "frumpish", "frumpy", "unbecoming", "unshapely" ], "antonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "plain", "ugly", "unaesthetic", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "uncute", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly" ] }, "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "beauty queen", "cookie", "cooky", "cutie", "cutey", "dolly bird", "enchantress", "eyeful", "fox", "goddess", "honey", "queen", "stunner" ], "near synonyms":[ "belle", "charmer", "peach", "bathing beauty", "cover girl", "pinup girl", "houri", "cutie-pie", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "hottie", "looker", "pretty", "coquette", "femme fatale", "siren", "temptress", "vamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "bag", "frump", "crone", "hag", "witch" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "blackout", "faint", "insensibility", "swim", "swoon", "syncope" ], "near synonyms":[ "daze", "stupor", "trance", "drowsiness", "narcosis", "sleep", "somnolence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the band's new album is a knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "cutie", "cutey", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "fox", "glamour-puss", "hottie", "looker", "showstopper", "ten" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauty", "eyeful", "goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "burn out", "bust", "do in", "do up", "drain", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "frazzle", "harass", "kill", "outwear", "tire", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "weary" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "sap", "waste", "weaken" ], "near antonyms":[ "activate", "energize", "invigorate", "rejuvenate", "strengthen", "vitalize", "relax", "rest", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knockouts":{ "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "beauties", "beauty queens", "cookies", "cuties", "cuteys", "dolly birds", "enchantresses", "eyefuls", "foxes", "fox", "goddesses", "honeys", "queens", "stunners" ], "near synonyms":[ "belles", "charmers", "peaches", "bathing beauties", "cover girls", "pinup girls", "houris", "cutie-pies", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "hotties", "lookers", "pretties", "coquettes", "femmes fatales", "sirens", "temptresses", "vamps" ], "near antonyms":[ "bags", "frumps", "crones", "hags", "witches" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "blackouts", "faints", "insensibilities", "swims", "swoons", "syncopes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dazes", "stupors", "trances", "narcoses", "sleeps", "somnolences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the band's new album is a knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "pips", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "hotties", "lookers", "showstoppers", "tens" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocks":{ "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bumps", "collides", "crashes", "hits", "impacts", "impinges", "rams", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "swipes", "thuds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "caroms", "clunks", "glances", "rebounds", "ricochets", "skims", "skips", "contacts", "lands", "touches", "brushes", "grazes", "kisses", "nudges", "scrapes", "shaves", "sweeps", "bulldozes", "jostles", "muscles", "presses", "pushes" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "hey, don't knock it until you've tried it" ], "synonyms":[ "blames", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "denounces", "dispraises", "disses", "faults", "pans", "reprehends", "slags" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewers", "tweaks", "assails", "attacks", "blasts", "clobbers", "slams", "slashes", "nicks (at)", "snipes (at)", "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "carps", "cavils", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "kicks", "kvetches", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "niggles", "quibbles", "whines", "admonishes", "chides", "drubs", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "reproves", "berates", "castigates", "crucifies", "excoriates", "flays", "gibbets", "hammers", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "pillories", "scolds", "upbraids", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "decries", "derides", "discommends", "disparages", "puts down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "commends", "endorses", "indorses", "recommends", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[ "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave the door a good knock" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "bad luck or an example of this":{ "examples":[ "getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way" ], "synonyms":[ "adversities", "ills", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "tragedies" ], "near synonyms":[ "calamities", "cataclysms", "catastrophes", "disasters", "afflictions", "hardships", "trials", "tribulations", "woes", "distresses", "miseries", "sufferings", "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonsuccesses", "curses", "evils", "sorrows", "troubles", "accidents", "casualties", "blows", "body blows", "disappointments", "letdowns", "setbacks", "circumstances", "destinies", "dooms", "fates", "lots", "portions" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks", "chances", "flukes", "godsends", "hits", "opportunities", "strikes", "strokes", "windfalls", "accomplishments", "achievements", "successes" ], "antonyms":[ "fortunes", "luck", "serendipities" ] }, "a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{ "examples":[ "the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings" ], "synonyms":[ "lapses", "reversals", "reverses", "setbacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointments", "frustrations", "letdowns", "comedowns", "declines", "descents", "downfalls", "downs", "falls", "turnabouts", "turnarounds", "recessions", "regressions", "retrogressions", "reversions", "relapses", "breakdowns", "collapses", "crashes", "meltdowns", "ruins", "undoings" ], "near antonyms":[ "status quos" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocks dead":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ." ], "synonyms":[ "carries away", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "raps", "raptures", "ravishes", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "elates", "excites", "exhilarates", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knockwurst":{ "as in kielbasa , liverwurst":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knouted":{ "as in strapped , quirted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "quirted", "strapped", "birched", "cowhided", "flagellated", "flailed", "flogged", "hided", "horsewhipped", "lashed", "leathered", "rawhided", "scourged", "slashed", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "whaled", "whipped", "cut", "flicked", "touched up", "blackjacked", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "fustigated", "pistol-whipped", "banged", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cuffed", "hit", "knocked", "lammed", "pasted", "punched", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged", "drubbed", "fibbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "lathered", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "slated", "slogged", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knowable":{ "as in understandable , comprehensible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "understandable", "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear", "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "known":{ "as in named , specified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "named", "specified" ], "near antonyms":[ "anonymous", "certain", "given", "one", "some", "unidentified", "unnamed", "unspecified", "particular", "specific" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a practical understanding of":{ "examples":[ "a career diplomat who knows several languages", "a fan who really knows baseball" ], "synonyms":[ "comprehended", "grasped", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "cognized", "fathomed", "followed", "kenned", "perceived", "savvied", "had", "possessed", "caught on (to)", "picked up" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehended", "misconceived", "misinterpreted", "misknown", "misperceived", "misunderstood" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public" ], "synonyms":[ "endured", "experienced", "felt", "had", "passed", "seen", "suffered", "sustained", "tasted", "undergone", "witnessed" ], "near synonyms":[ "encountered", "met", "accepted", "received", "assimilated", "digested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I think I know what you're trying to say" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "assimilated", "beheld", "caught", "caught on (to)", "cognized", "compassed", "comprehended", "conceived", "cottoned (to or on to)", "deciphered", "decoded", "discerned", "dug", "got", "gotten", "grasped", "grokked", "intuited", "made", "made out", "perceived", "recognized", "registered", "savvied", "seen", "seized", "sensed", "tumbled (to)", "twigged", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "digested", "taken in", "realized", "fathomed", "penetrated", "pierced" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehended", "misconceived", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misperceived", "misread", "mistaken", "misunderstood" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "knows":{ "to have a practical understanding of":{ "examples":[ "a career diplomat who knows several languages", "a fan who really knows baseball" ], "synonyms":[ "comprehends", "grasps", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "cognizes", "fathoms", "follows", "kens", "perceives", "savvies", "has", "possesses", "catches on (to)", "picks up" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misinterprets", "misknows", "misperceives", "misunderstands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public" ], "synonyms":[ "endures", "experiences", "feels", "has", "passes", "sees", "suffers", "sustains", "tastes", "undergoes", "witnesses" ], "near synonyms":[ "encounters", "meets", "accepts", "receives", "assimilates", "digests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I think I know what you're trying to say" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "assimilates", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "discerns", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "sees", "seizes", "senses", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "antonyms":[ "misses" ] }, "as in news , information":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dope", "information", "intelligence", "lowdowns", "news", "skinnies", "knowledges", "lores", "sciences", "wisdoms", "data", "evidences", "facts", "acquaintances", "familiarities", "literacies", "eruditions", "scholarships", "expertises", "know-hows" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignorances", "inexperiences", "innocences", "nesciences", "unfamiliarities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocking down":{ "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard" ], "synonyms":[ "acquiring", "attaining", "bagging", "bringing in", "capturing", "carrying", "coming by", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "landing", "making", "obtaining", "procuring", "pulling down", "realizing", "reaping", "securing", "winning" ], "near synonyms":[ "clearing", "grossing", "netting", "accomplishing", "achieving", "notching (up)", "scoring", "accumulating", "amassing", "racking up", "catching", "picking up", "annexing", "occupying", "taking over", "reacquiring", "reattaining", "recapturing", "regaining", "remaking" ], "near antonyms":[ "according", "giving", "granting", "paying", "giving up", "handing over", "parting (with)", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeiting", "losing" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "demounting", "disassembling", "dismantling", "dismembering", "dismounting", "striking", "taking down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "breaking up", "disaggregating", "disarticulating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "disuniting", "dividing", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "building", "erecting", "pitching", "combining", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[ "assembling", "constructing" ] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling (down or over)", "downing", "dropping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking over", "leveling", "levelling", "mowing (down)", "prostrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoing", "knocking out", "KO'ing", "overthrowing", "throwing down", "toppling", "banging", "bashing", "belting", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "jabbing", "pasting", "poking", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "diminishing", "downscaling", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "know-nothingism":{ "as in agnosticism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocked over":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarized", "burgled", "knocked off", "ripped off", "robbed", "stole (from)", "took off" ], "related":[ "ransacked", "rifled", "despoiled", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravished", "sacked", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stripped", "stript", "bled", "broke in", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "cozened", "defrauded", "exploited", "fleeced", "hustled", "mulcted", "plucked", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled", "held up", "mugged", "rolled", "stuck up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "knocked me over trying to get out the door" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled (down or over)", "downed", "dropped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "mowed (down)", "prostrated" ], "related":[ "kayoed", "knocked out", "KO'd", "overthrew", "threw down", "toppled", "banged", "bashed", "belted", "bludgeoned", "clobbered", "hammered", "hit", "jabbed", "pasted", "poked", "pounded", "punched", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "swatted", "swiped", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knock out":{ "very pleasing to look at":{ "examples":[ "a knockout 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"glossy", "showstopping", "showy", "slick", "snazzy", "splashy", "striking", "zingy", "photogenic", "telegenic" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "bad", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "dreadful", "foul", "frightful", "ghastly", "horrible", "loathsome", "nasty", "nauseating", "objectionable", "offensive", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "shocking", "sickening", "terrible", "vile", "unappealing", "unappetizing", "unimposing", "unpleasant", "unprepossessing", "frumpish", "frumpy", "unbecoming", "unshapely" ], "antonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "plain", "ugly", "unaesthetic", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "uncute", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly" ] }, "a lovely woman":{ "examples":[ "the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "beauty queen", "cookie", "cooky", "cutie", "cutey", "dolly bird", "enchantress", "eyeful", "fox", "goddess", "honey", "queen", "stunner" ], "near synonyms":[ "belle", "charmer", "peach", "bathing beauty", "cover girl", "pinup girl", "houri", "cutie-pie", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "hottie", "looker", "pretty", "coquette", "femme fatale", "siren", "temptress", "vamp" ], "near antonyms":[ "bag", "frump", "crone", "hag", "witch" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a temporary state of unconsciousness":{ "examples":[ "a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "blackout", "faint", "insensibility", "swim", "swoon", "syncope" ], "near synonyms":[ "daze", "stupor", "trance", "drowsiness", "narcosis", "sleep", "somnolence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "the band's new album is a knockout" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "cutie", "cutey", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "fox", "glamour-puss", "hottie", "looker", "showstopper", "ten" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauty", "eyeful", "goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "burn out", "bust", "do in", "do up", "drain", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "frazzle", "harass", "kill", "outwear", "tire", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "weary" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "sap", "waste", "weaken" ], "near antonyms":[ "activate", "energize", "invigorate", "rejuvenate", "strengthen", "vitalize", "relax", "rest", "unwind" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocked for a loop":{ "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "examples":[ "When word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "appalled", "floored", "jolted", "shocked", "shook up" ], "near synonyms":[ "astonished", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "freaked (out)", "stunned", "stupefied", "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "dismayed", "frighted", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "scared", "scarified", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "disgusted", "nauseated", "repelled", "revolted", "sickened", "turned off", "displeased", "offended", "outraged", "scandalized", "amazed", "astounded", "awed", "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "dispirited", "emasculated", "undid", "unmanned", "unnerved", "unstrung", "discomforted", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "shook", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "crushed", "overpowered", "overwhelmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffered", "cushioned", "delighted", "gratified", "pleased", "rejoiced", "tickled", "charmed", "enticed", "tempted", "assured", "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "solaced", "soothed", "reassured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week." ], "synonyms":[ "amazed", "astonished", "astounded", "bowled over", "dumbfounded", "dumfounded", "flabbergasted", "floored", "rocked", "shocked", "startled", "stunned", "stupefied", "surprised", "surprized", "thunderstruck" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddled", "bewildered", "blew away", "blindsided", "confounded", "confused", "dazed", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "dismayed", "jarred", "muddled", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "perplexed", "shook up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed." ], "synonyms":[ "dazed", "rocked", "stunned" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadened", "knocked out", "paralyzed", "benumbed", "numbed", "stupefied", "bowled over", "knocked down", "banged", "bashed", "belted", "bludgeoned", "bonked", "bopped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "hammered", "hit", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "pummeled", "pummelled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "The boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "took", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "know-alls":{ "as in know-it-alls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "know-it-alls", "smart alecks", "smart alecs", "smarties", "smarty-pants", "wiseacres", "wiseasses", "wise guys", "wisenheimers", "weisenheimers", "wisecrackers", "hotshots", "show-offs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knowledgeable":{ "having information especially as a result of study or experience":{ "examples":[ "you can order for us, since you're more knowledgeable about wine" ], "synonyms":[ "abreast", "acquainted", "au courant", "conversant", "familiar", "informed", "up", "up-to-date", "versed", "well-informed" ], "near synonyms":[ "alive", "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "heedful", "mindful", "sensible", "sentient" ], "near antonyms":[ "insensible", "unaware", "unconscious", "unmindful", "blind", "oblivious", "unknowing", "unwitting", "inattentive", "unheeding" ], "antonyms":[ "ignorant", "unacquainted", "unfamiliar", "uninformed", "unknowledgeable" ] }, "having or displaying advanced knowledge or education":{ "examples":[ "knowledgeable historians regard that story as pure fiction", "a knowledgeable report on the latest advances in cancer research" ], "synonyms":[ "educated", "erudite", "learned", "lettered", "literate", "scholarly", "well-read" ], "near synonyms":[ "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "polished", "refined", "well-bred", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "didactic", "didactical", "inkhorn", "pedantic", "professorial", "informed", "instructed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "homeschooled", "self-educated", "self-instructed", "self-taught", "briefed", "enlightened", "informed", "versed", "overeducated", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncivilized", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "lowbrow", "semiliterate", "unintellectual", "ill-bred", "unpolished", "unrefined", "uninformed", "unknowledgeable", "uninstructed", "unschooled", "untaught", "untutored", "semiliterate", "undereducated" ], "antonyms":[ "benighted", "dark", "ignorant", "illiterate", "uneducated", "unlearned", "unlettered", "unscholarly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "knocking dead":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[ "You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ." ], "synonyms":[ "carrying away", "enrapturing", "enthralling", "entrancing", "rapping", "rapturing", "ravishing", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "fascinating", "elating", "exciting", "exhilarating", "stirring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knock back":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing" ], "synonyms":[ "belt (down)", "drink", "gulp", "guzzle", "hoist", "imbibe", "pound (down)", "quaff", "sip", "slug (down)", "slurp", "sup", "swig", "swill", "toss (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lap", "lick", "suck", "consume", "down", "ingurgitate", "kill", "mouth (down)", "put away", "nip", "tipple", "pledge", "toast", "wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "know-it-all":{ "a person who talks and behaves like someone who knows everything":{ "examples":[ "My neighbor is a real know-it-all , always telling me what to do." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "know-all", "smart aleck", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wiseass", "wise guy", "wisenheimer", "weisenheimer", "wisecracker", "hotshot", "show-off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knockwursts":{ "as in kielbasas , liverwursts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bolognas", "frankfurters", "franks", "hot dogs", "kielbasas", "kielbasy", "liver sausages", "liver puddings", "liverwursts", "pepperonis", "salamis", "Vienna sausages", "weenies", "wieners", "weiners", "wienerwursts", "bangers", "links", "sausages", "wursts", "blood sausages", "blood puddings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocks (about)":{ "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "we knocked about from town to town, looking for work" ], "synonyms":[ "bats", "cruises", "drifts", "floats", "gads (about)", "gallivants", "galavants", "kicks around", "maunders", "meanders", "mooches", "rambles", "ranges", "roams", "roves", "traipses", "wanders" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambles", "saunters", "strolls", "dawdles", "mopes", "gypsies", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds", "mills (about or around)", "straggles", "strays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knowledges":{ "a body of facts learned by study or experience":{ "examples":[ "the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us", "a knowledge of local customs" ], "synonyms":[ "lores", "sciences", "wisdoms" ], "near synonyms":[ "dope", "information", "intelligence", "knows", "lowdowns", "news", "skinnies", "data", "evidences", "facts", "acquaintances", "familiarities", "literacies", "eruditions", "scholarships", "expertises", "know-hows" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignorances", "inexperiences", "innocences", "nesciences", "unfamiliarities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocks back":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing" ], "synonyms":[ "belts (down)", "drinks", "gulps", "guzzles", "hoists", "imbibes", "pounds (down)", "quaffs", "sips", "slugs (down)", "slurps", "sups", "swigs", "swills", "tosses (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "laps", "licks", "sucks", "consumes", "downs", "ingurgitates", "kills", "mouths (down)", "puts away", "nips", "tipples", "pledges", "toasts", "wines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knottiness":{ "the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{ "examples":[ "the staggering knottiness of the legal procedure that we had to go through" ], "synonyms":[ "complexity", "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricacy", "intricateness", "involution", "sophistication" ], "near synonyms":[ "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "inexplicability" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocking for a loop":{ "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "examples":[ "When word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "flooring", "jolting", "shaking up", "shocking" ], "near synonyms":[ "astonishing", "bowling over", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "flabbergasting", "freaking (out)", "stunning", "stupefying", "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "dismaying", "frightening", "frighting", "horrifying", "panicking", "scarifying", "scaring", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "terrorizing", "disgusting", "nauseating", "repelling", "revolting", "sickening", "turning off", "displeasing", "offending", "outraging", "scandalizing", "amazing", "astounding", "awing", "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "dispiriting", "emasculating", "undoing", "unmanning", "unnerving", "unstringing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "shaking", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "crushing", "overpowering", "overwhelming" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffering", "cushioning", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "tickling", "charming", "enticing", "tempting", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week." ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "bowling over", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "flabbergasting", "flooring", "rocking", "shocking", "startling", "stunning", "stupefying", "surprising", "surprizing", "thunderstriking" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddling", "bewildering", "blindsiding", "blowing away", "confounding", "confusing", "dazing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "jarring", "muddling", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "perplexing", "shaking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed." ], "synonyms":[ "dazing", "rocking", "stunning" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadening", "knocking out", "paralyzing", "benumbing", "numbing", "stupefying", "bowling over", "knocking down", "banging", "bashing", "belting", "bludgeoning", "bonking", "bopping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "hammering", "hitting", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "pummeling", "pummelling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "The boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "conquering", "defeating", "dispatching", "doing down", "getting", "getting around", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "skunking", "stopping", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "upending", "winning (against)", "worsting" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "annihilating", "blowing away", "blowing out", "bombing", "breaking", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "crushing", "drubbing", "finishing", "flattening", "overwhelming", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "slaughtering", "smoking", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trouncing", "upsetting", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "subjugating", "unseating", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling", "giving up", "going down", "going under", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out" ], "antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knobbly":{ "as in knobby , knobbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "knobbed", "knobby", "lumpish", "ropy", "ropey", "thick", "viscous", "clabbered", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "curdled", "gelled", "thickened", "chunky", "clumpy", "curdy", "lumpy", "nubbly", "nubby", "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "knotted", "knotty", "pebbly" ], "near antonyms":[ "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "knotted":{ "as in broken , jagged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "knotty", "pebbly", "clabbered", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "curdled", "gelled", "thickened", "knobbed", "knobbly", "knobby", "lumpish", "ropy", "ropey", "thick", "viscous", "chunky", "clumpy", "curdy", "lumpy", "nubbly", "nubby" ], "near antonyms":[ "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tangled , snarled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snarled", "tangled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "wrinkled", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered", "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together" ], "synonyms":[ "entangled", "interlaced", "intertwined", "intertwisted", "interwove", "interweaved", "snarled", "tangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumbled", "scrabbled", "scrambled", "braided", "enlaced", "entwined", "entwisted", "inwove", "inweaved", "plaited", "twined", "wound", "winded", "wove", "weaved", "wreathed", "writhed" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknotted", "unraveled", "unscrambled", "unwove" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangled", "unsnarled", "untangled", "untwined", "untwisted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "know-all":{ "as in know-it-all":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "know-it-all", "smart aleck", "smart alec", "smarty", "smartie", "smarty-pants", "wiseacre", "wiseass", "wise guy", "wisenheimer", "weisenheimer", "wisecracker", "hotshot", "show-off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocked out":{ "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time" ], "synonyms":[ "broke", "burned out", "burnt out", "busted", "bust", "did in", "did up", "drained", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "frazzled", "harassed", "killed", "outwore", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed out", "wearied", "wore", "wore out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "wasted", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "activated", "energized", "invigorated", "rejuvenated", "strengthened", "vitalized", "relaxed", "rested", "unwound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocks for a loop":{ "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "examples":[ "When word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "appalls", "appals", "floors", "jolts", "shakes up", "shocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "astonishes", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "freaks (out)", "stuns", "stupefies", "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "dismays", "frightens", "frights", "horrifies", "panics", "scares", "scarifies", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "terrorizes", "disgusts", "nauseates", "repels", "revolts", "sickens", "turns off", "displeases", "offends", "outrages", "scandalizes", "amazes", "astounds", "awes", "chills", "daunts", "demoralizes", "dispirits", "emasculates", "undoes", "unmans", "unnerves", "unstrings", "discomforts", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "shakes", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "crushes", "overpowers", "overwhelms" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffers", "cushions", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "rejoices", "tickles", "charms", "entices", "tempts", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "reassures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week." ], "synonyms":[ "amazes", "astonishes", "astounds", "bowls over", "dumbfounds", "dumfounds", "flabbergasts", "floors", "rocks", "shocks", "startles", "stuns", "stupefies", "surprises", "thunderstrikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "befuddles", "bewilders", "blindsides", "blows away", "confounds", "confuses", "dazes", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "dismays", "jars", "muddles", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "perplexes", "shakes up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "She was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed." ], "synonyms":[ "dazes", "rocks", "stuns" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadens", "knocks out", "paralyzes", "benumbs", "numbs", "stupefies", "bowls over", "knocks down", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "bonks", "bops", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "hammers", "hits", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "pummels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "The boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop ." ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "conquers", "defeats", "dispatches", "does down", "gets", "gets around", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "skunks", "stops", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "trims", "triumphs (over)", "upends", "wins (against)", "worsts" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "annihilates", "blows away", "blows out", "bombs", "breaks", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "crushes", "drubs", "finishes", "flattens", "overwhelms", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "slaughters", "smokes", "snows under", "thrashes", "trounces", "upsets", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "subjugates", "unseats", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls", "gives up", "goes down", "goes under", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "washes out" ], "antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knobbed":{ "as in knobbly , knobby":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "knobbly", "knobby", "lumpish", "ropy", "ropey", "thick", "viscous", "clabbered", "clotted", "coagulated", "congealed", "curdled", "gelled", "thickened", "chunky", "clumpy", "curdy", "lumpy", "nubbly", "nubby", "broken", "bumpy", "coarse", "irregular", "jagged", "knotted", "knotty", "pebbly" ], "near antonyms":[ "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "knocked":{ "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "bumped", "collided", "crashed", "hit", "impacted", "impinged", "rammed", "slammed", "smashed", "struck", "swiped", "thudded" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounced", "caromed", "clunked", "glanced", "rebounded", "ricocheted", "ricochetted", "skimmed", "skipped", "contacted", "landed", "touched", "brushed", "grazed", "kissed", "nudged", "scraped", "shaved", "swept", "bulldozed", "jostled", "muscled", "pressed", "pushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "missed", "skirted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told" ], "synonyms":[ "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "scuffed", "bunted", "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "hey, don't knock it until you've tried it" ], "synonyms":[ "blamed", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "denounced", "dispraised", "dissed", "faulted", "panned", "reprehended", "slagged" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewered", "tweaked", "assailed", "attacked", "blasted", "clobbered", "slammed", "slashed", "nicked (at)", "sniped (at)", "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "carped", "caviled", "cavilled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "kicked", "kvetched", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "niggled", "quibbled", "whined", "admonished", "chid", "chided", "drubbed", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "reproved", "berated", "castigated", "crucified", "excoriated", "flayed", "gibbeted", "hammered", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lashed", "pilloried", "scolded", "upbraided", "bad-mouthed", "belittled", "decried", "derided", "discommended", "disparaged", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "commended", "endorsed", "indorsed", "recommended", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knowingness":{ "exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{ "examples":[ "all the knowingness that comes from 20 years in the police department was evident in his appraisal of the situation" ], "synonyms":[ "acumen", "astuteness", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "clear-sightedness", "foxiness", "hardheadedness", "intelligence", "keenness", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "artfulness", "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness", "brain(s)", "gray matter", "intellect", "reason", "sense" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "brainlessness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "witlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knock together":{ "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "The kids knocked together a fort using couch cushions and blankets." ], "synonyms":[ "cobble (together or up)", "jury-rig", "patch (together)", "throw up" ], "near synonyms":[ "dash (off)", "jerry-build" ], "near antonyms":[ "craft", "handcraft", "fashion", "forge", "hammer out", "pound (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knob":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "toss a knob of butter into the frying pan" ], "synonyms":[ "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clot", "clump", "dollop", "glob", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "lump", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near synonyms":[ "bead", "drop", "globule", "block", "body", "bulk", "particle", "piece", "portion", "bit", "chip", "crumb", "granule", "morsel", "nubbin", "patch", "scrap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knobs":{ "a small uneven mass":{ "examples":[ "toss a knob of butter into the frying pan" ], "synonyms":[ "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clots", "clumps", "dollops", "globs", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "lumps", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near synonyms":[ "beads", "drops", "globules", "blocks", "bodies", "bulks", "particles", "pieces", "portions", "bits", "chips", "crumbs", "granules", "morsels", "nubbins", "patches", "scraps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knot":{ "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "bunch", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "cycle", "run", "series", "suit" ], "near antonyms":[ "entity", "item", "single", "unit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "felt a small knot on the back of his head" ], "synonyms":[ "bump", "lump", "node", "nodule", "swelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "growth", "tumor", "wart", "hump", "hunch", "bruise", "contusion", "welt", "blister", "boil", "blob", "chunk", "clod", "clump", "gob", "gobbet", "hunk", "knob", "nub", "nubble", "nugget", "wad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "examples":[ "their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship" ], "synonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "cord", "ligature", "link", "tie" ], "near synonyms":[ "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "constraint", "curb", "hampering", "limit", "limitation", "restraint", "restriction" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "parting", "separation", "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "untying", "untieing", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "band", "batch", "battery", "body", "boodle", "bunch", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "fellowship", "gang", "ring", "round", "set", "faction", "guild", "gild", "order", "school", "sect", "brigade", "crew", "outfit", "phalanx", "platoon", "posse", "task force", "team", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union", "battalion", "squadron", "bevy", "brood", "covey" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "single" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that requires thought and skill for resolution":{ "examples":[ "the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer" ], "synonyms":[ "case", "challenge", "matter", "nut", "problem", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "issue", "question", "corner", "fix", "hole", "hot water", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "spot", "crux", "Gordian knot", "sticky wicket", "toughie", "toughy", "catch-22", "dilemma", "quandary", "catch", "glitch", "hitch", "pitfall", "snag", "conundrum", "enigma", "mystery", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle", "brainteaser", "poser", "stumper" ], "near antonyms":[ "magic bullet", "silver bullet", "cure-all", "panacea" ], "antonyms":[ "answer", "solution" ] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together" ], "synonyms":[ "entangle", "interlace", "intertwine", "intertwist", "interweave", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumble", "scrabble", "scramble", "braid", "enlace", "entwine", "entwist", "inweave", "plait", "twine", "weave", "wind", "wreathe", "writhe" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknot", "unravel", "unscramble", "unweave" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangle", "unsnarl", "untangle", "untwine", "untwist" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knock":{ "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bump", "collide", "crash", "hit", "impact", "impinge", "ram", "slam", "smash", "strike", "swipe", "thud" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounce", "carom", "clunk", "glance", "rebound", "ricochet", "skim", "skip", "contact", "land", "touch", "brush", "graze", "kiss", "nudge", "scrape", "shave", "sweep", "bulldoze", "jostle", "muscle", "press", "push" ], "near antonyms":[ "miss", "skirt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "hey, don't knock it until you've tried it" ], "synonyms":[ "blame", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "dispraise", "fault", "pan", "reprehend", "slag" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewer", "tweak", "assail", "attack", "blast", "clobber", "slam", "slash", "nick (at)", "snipe (at)", "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "carp", "cavil", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "kick", "kvetch", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "niggle", "quibble", "whine", "admonish", "chide", "drub", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove", "berate", "castigate", "crucify", "excoriate", "flay", "gibbet", "hammer", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "pillory", "scold", "upbraid", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "decry", "deride", "discommend", "disparage", "put down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "commend", "endorse", "indorse", "recommend", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[ "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave the door a good knock" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "bad luck or an example of this":{ "examples":[ "getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way" ], "synonyms":[ "adversity", "ill", "misadventure", "mischance", "misfortune", "mishap", "tragedy" ], "near synonyms":[ "calamity", "cataclysm", "catastrophe", "disaster", "affliction", "hardship", "trial", "tribulation", "woe", "distress", "misery", "suffering", "unhappiness", "defeat", "failure", "fizzle", "nonsuccess", "curse", "evil", "sorrow", "trouble", "accident", "casualty", "blow", "body blow", "disappointment", "letdown", "setback", "circumstance", "destiny", "doom", "fate", "lot", "portion" ], "near antonyms":[ "break", "chance", "fluke", "godsend", "hit", "opportunity", "strike", "stroke", "windfall", "accomplishment", "achievement", "success" ], "antonyms":[ "fortune", "luck", "serendipity" ] }, "a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{ "examples":[ "the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings" ], "synonyms":[ "lapse", "reversal", "reverse", "setback" ], "near synonyms":[ "disappointment", "frustration", "letdown", "comedown", "decline", "descent", "down", "downfall", "fall", "turnabout", "turnaround", "recession", "regression", "retrogression", "reversion", "relapse", "breakdown", "collapse", "crash", "meltdown", "ruin", "undoing" ], "near antonyms":[ "status quo" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knockabout":{ "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "we knocked about from town to town, looking for work" ], "synonyms":[ "bat", "cruise", "drift", "float", "gad (about)", "gallivant", "galavant", "kick around", "maunder", "meander", "mooch", "ramble", "range", "roam", "rove", "traipse", "wander" ], "near synonyms":[ "amble", "saunter", "stroll", "dawdle", "mope", "gypsy", "hobo", "tramp", "vagabond", "mill (about or around)", "straggle", "stray" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way":{ "examples":[ "a knockabout game of football in the mud" ], "synonyms":[ "boisterous", "hell-raising", "rambunctious", "raucous", "robustious", "roisterous", "rollicking", "rowdy", "rumbustious" ], "near synonyms":[ "callithumpian", "carnival", "carnivalesque", "larrikin", "raffish", "rampageous", "riotous", "rowdyish", "ruffianly", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent", "violent", "headstrong", "intractable", "obstreperous", "recalcitrant", "uncontrollable", "uncontrolled", "undisciplined", "ungovernable", "uninhibited", "unmanageable", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "unruly", "wild", "willful", "wilful", "bubbly", "buoyant", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "impassioned", "lively", "sprightly", "vivacious", "clamorous", "loudmouthed", "noisy", "openmouthed", "rackety", "strident", "vociferous", "howling", "screaming", "yelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "sedate", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "decorous", "dignified", "proper", "seemly", "calm", "hushed", "noiseless", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "restrained", "serene", "silent", "soundless", "tranquil", "collected", "composed", "constrained", "controlled", "imperturbable", "inhibited", "repressed", "self-controlled", "unflappable", "unruffled", "moderate", "reasonable", "subdued", "temperate", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "depressed", "aloof", "detached", "indifferent" ], "antonyms":[ "orderly" ] }, "a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{ "examples":[ "the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout" ], "synonyms":[ "drifter", "gadabout", "gypsy", "maunderer", "nomad", "rambler", "roamer", "rover", "stroller", "vagabond", "wanderer", "wayfarer" ], "near synonyms":[ "laggard", "straggler", "lingerer", "loiterer", "sojourner", "bum", "hobo", "tramp", "passenger", "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "migrant", "transient", "vagrant", "ambler", "saunterer" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebody", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "resident", "settler" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knowing":{ "having inside information":{ "examples":[ "exchanged a knowing look with her business partner during the sales presentation" ], "synonyms":[ "hip", "wise" ], "near synonyms":[ "alerted", "aware", "clued (in)", "forewarned", "informed", "prepared", "ready", "warned", "observant", "observing", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "alert", "attentive", "open-eyed", "vigilant", "watchful", "plugged-in", "with-it" ], "near antonyms":[ "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "uninformed", "unwitting", "heedless", "unmindful", "unprepared", "unready", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "knowing movie producers do not invest their own money in their risky ventures" ], "synonyms":[ "astute", "canny", "clear-eyed", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing":{ "examples":[ "a knowing waiver of his rights" ], "synonyms":[ "conscious", "deliberate", "intended", "intentional", "purposeful", "purposive", "set", "voluntary", "willed", "willful", "wilful", "witting" ], "near synonyms":[ "designed", "planned", "advised", "calculated", "considered", "measured", "reasoned", "studied", "thoughtful", "weighed", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepense", "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "volunteer" ], "near antonyms":[ "inadvertent", "unwitting", "accidental", "chance", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "incidental", "random", "aimless", "desultory", "purposeless", "abrupt", "impetuous", "sudden", "coerced", "forced", "involuntary", "compulsory", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "ordered", "required", "casual", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "impulsive", "instinctive", "spontaneous", "unforced", "unpremeditated" ], "antonyms":[ "nondeliberate", "nonpurposive", "unintentional" ] }, "decided on as a result of careful thought":{ "examples":[ "with knowing equivocation, the witness responded to the question without really answering it" ], "synonyms":[ "advised", "calculated", "considered", "deliberate", "measured", "reasoned", "studied", "thought-out", "thoughtful", "weighed" ], "near synonyms":[ "aforethought", "premeditated", "prepense", "educated", "informed", "intentional", "purposeful", "designed", "intended", "planned", "projected", "careful", "meticulous", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident", "prudent" ], "near antonyms":[ "half-cocked", "ill-advised", "chance", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "random", "aimless", "desultory", "purposeless", "hasty", "hurried", "rushed", "abrupt", "impetuous", "sudden", "automatic", "extemporaneous", "impromptu", "instinctive", "spontaneous" ], "antonyms":[ "casual", "unadvised", "uncalculated", "unconsidered", "unstudied" ] }, "to have a practical understanding of":{ "examples":[ "a career diplomat who knows several languages", "a fan who really knows baseball" ], "synonyms":[ "comprehending", "grasping", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "cognizing", "fathoming", "following", "kenning", "perceiving", "savvying", "having", "possessing", "catching on (to)", "picking up" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misinterpreting", "misknowing", "misperceiving", "misunderstanding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public" ], "synonyms":[ "enduring", "experiencing", "feeling", "having", "passing", "seeing", "suffering", "sustaining", "tasting", "undergoing", "witnessing" ], "near synonyms":[ "encountering", "meeting", "accepting", "receiving", "assimilating", "digesting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I think I know what you're trying to say" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "assimilating", "beholding", "catching", "catching on (to)", "cognizing", "compassing", "comprehending", "conceiving", "cottoning (to or on to)", "deciphering", "decoding", "digging", "discerning", "getting", "grasping", "grokking", "intuiting", "making", "making out", "perceiving", "recognizing", "registering", "savvying", "seeing", "seizing", "sensing", "tumbling (to)", "twigging", "understanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbing", "digesting", "taking in", "realizing", "fathoming", "penetrating", "piercing" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehending", "misconceiving", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misperceiving", "misreading", "mistaking", "misunderstanding" ], "antonyms":[ "missing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "knocks off":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "knock it off !" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "breaks off", "breaks up", "cans", "ceases", "cuts off", "cuts out", "desists (from)", "discontinues", "drops", "ends", "gives over", "halts", "lays off", "leaves off", "packs (up or in)", "quits", "shuts off", "stops" ], "near synonyms":[ "completes", "concludes", "finishes", "closes (down)", "deactivates", "blockades", "blocks", "dams", "delays", "detains", "hinders", "holds", "holds back", "impedes", "kiboshes", "obstructs", "stems", "calls", "suspends", "arrests", "brakes", "checks", "clamps down", "reins (in)", "squashes", "squelches", "stamps", "stanches", "staunches", "stunts", "suppresses", "turns back", "pauses", "stays", "suspends", "abolishes", "aborts", "annuls", "demolishes", "destroys", "dissolves", "kills", "ruins", "scuttles", "snuffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "follows through (with)", "keeps up", "runs on", "advances", "proceeds", "progresses", "actuates", "drives", "impels", "propels", "stirs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background" ], "synonyms":[ "abandons", "discontinues", "drops", "gives up", "lays off (of)", "packs (up or in)", "quits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks off", "breaks up", "ceases", "closes", "concludes", "ends", "expires", "finishes", "halts", "leaves off", "shuts off", "pauses", "tapers off", "throws up", "rounds (off or out)", "terminates", "winds up", "wraps up" ], "near antonyms":[ "goes", "runs on", "hangs in", "hangs on", "holds on", "perseveres", "persists", "follows through (with)", "renews", "reopens", "restarts", "resumes", "preserves", "stays", "begins", "commences", "starts" ], "antonyms":[ "carries on", "continues", "keeps", "keeps up", "maintains" ] }, "to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{ "examples":[ "a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax" ], "synonyms":[ "abates", "deducts", "subtracts", "takes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "decreases", "diminishes", "discounts", "downsizes", "dwindles", "knocks down", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "abbreviates", "abridges", "clips", "crops", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "cuts down", "docks", "pares", "prunes", "retrenches", "shortens", "slashes", "trims", "truncates", "whittles" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoins", "annexes", "appends", "complements", "supplements", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "beefs (up)", "boosts", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "multiplies", "raises" ], "antonyms":[ "adds", "tacks (on)" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "burgles", "knocks over", "rips off", "robs", "steals (from)", "takes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacks", "rifles", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravishes", "sacks", "spoils", "strips", "bleeds", "breaks in", "cheats", "chisels", "cozens", "defrauds", "exploits", "fleeces", "hustles", "mulcts", "plucks", "rooks", "shortchanges", "skins", "squeezes", "sticks", "stings", "swindles", "holds up", "mugs", "rolls", "sticks up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinates", "bumps off", "croaks", "dispatches", "does in", "executes", "gets", "ices", "liquidates", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "slays", "snuffs", "takes out", "terminates", "whacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows away", "shoots", "shoots down", "blots out", "carries off", "claims", "cuts down", "destroys", "fells", "kills", "smites", "zaps", "butchers", "massacres", "mows (down)", "slaughters", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animates", "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocking back":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing" ], "synonyms":[ "belting (down)", "drinking", "gulping", "guzzling", "hoisting", "imbibing", "pounding (down)", "quaffing", "sipping", "slugging (down)", "slurping", "supping", "swigging", "swilling", "tossing (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapping", "licking", "sucking", "consuming", "downing", "ingurgitating", "killing", "mouthing (down)", "putting away", "nipping", "tippling", "pledging", "toasting", "wining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knolls":{ "a small hill":{ "examples":[ "a grassy knoll" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foothills", "hillocks", "hummocks", "knobs", "altitudes", "elevations", "eminences", "heights", "highlands", "humps", "mounds", "prominences", "rises", "uplands", "alps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "buttes", "mesas", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "bluffs", "cliffs", "crags", "precipices", "steeps", "tors", "ridges", "sierras", "domes", "sugarloafs", "sugarloaves", "downs" ], "near antonyms":[ "dales", "dells", "depressions", "dingles", "glens", "hollows", "vales", "valleys", "canyons", "gorges", "ravines", "basins", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "fens", "flats", "floodplains", "plains", "tidewaters", "lowlands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knowledge":{ "a body of facts learned by study or experience":{ "examples":[ "the forest ranger shared some of his vast knowledge of the woods with us", "a knowledge of local customs" ], "synonyms":[ "lore", "science", "wisdom" ], "near synonyms":[ "dope", "information", "intelligence", "know", "lowdown", "news", "skinny", "data", "evidence", "facts", "acquaintance", "awareness", "familiarity", "literacy", "erudition", "learning", "scholarship", "expertise", "know-how" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignorance", "inexperience", "innocence", "nescience", "unfamiliarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the understanding and information gained from being educated":{ "examples":[ "the purpose of the tests is to evaluate how much knowledge you have gained in a particular subject" ], "synonyms":[ "education", "erudition", "learnedness", "learning", "literacy", "scholarship" ], "near synonyms":[ "culture", "edification", "enlightenment", "reading", "bookishness", "pedantry" ], "near antonyms":[ "functional illiteracy" ], "antonyms":[ "ignorance", "illiteracy", "illiterateness" ] }, "a state of being aware":{ "examples":[ "my knowledge that I was watching a true story made the film more compelling" ], "synonyms":[ "advertence", "advertency", "attention", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "ear", "eye", "heed", "mindfulness", "note", "notice", "observance", "observation" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperawareness", "hyperconsciousness", "advisement", "care", "concern", "consideration", "regard", "watch", "apprehension", "discernment", "grasp", "mind", "perception", "recognition", "thought", "understanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "neglect", "obliviousness", "unawareness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knothole":{ "as in pothole , keyhole":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airhole", "armhole", "buttonhole", "keyhole", "peephole", "pothole", "wormhole", "pinhole", "pinprick", "punch", "puncture", "entrance", "inlet", "intake", "exit", "mouth", "outlet", "pore", "vent", "slot", "space", "breach", "break", "chink", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "cut", "fissure", "gash", "notch", "rent", "rift", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "split", "tear", "loophole", "aperture", "hole", "opening", "orifice", "perforation" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill", "filler", "filling", "patch", "plug", "seal", "stopper", "barrier", "blockage", "obstacle", "obstruction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocks over":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "burgles", "knocks off", "rips off", "robs", "steals (from)", "takes off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacks", "rifles", "despoils", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravishes", "sacks", "spoils", "strips", "bleeds", "breaks in", "cheats", "chisels", "cozens", "defrauds", "exploits", "fleeces", "hustles", "mulcts", "plucks", "rooks", "shortchanges", "skins", "squeezes", "sticks", "stings", "swindles", "holds up", "mugs", "rolls", "sticks up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "knocked me over trying to get out the door" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls (down or over)", "downs", "drops", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "mows (down)", "prostrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoes", "knocks out", "KOs", "overthrows", "throws down", "topples", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "clobbers", "hammers", "hits", "jabs", "pastes", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "swats", "swipes", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knoll":{ "a small hill":{ "examples":[ "a grassy knoll" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foothill", "hillock", "hummock", "knob", "altitude(s)", "elevation", "eminence", "height", "highland", "hump", "mound", "prominence", "rise", "upland", "alp", "mount", "mountain", "peak", "butte", "mesa", "plateau", "table", "tableland", "bluff", "cliff", "crag", "precipice", "steep", "tor", "ridge", "sierra", "dome", "sugarloaf", "downs" ], "near antonyms":[ "dale", "dell", "depression", "dingle", "glen", "hollow", "vale", "valley", "canyon", "gorge", "ravine", "basin", "bottom", "bottomland", "fen", "flat", "floodplain", "plain", "tidewater", "lowland" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocker":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers , to get through this crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "carper", "castigator", "caviler", "caviller", "censurer", "critic", "criticizer", "disparager", "faultfinder", "hypercritic", "niggler", "nitpicker" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemner", "condemnor", "denouncer", "belittler", "decrier", "denigrator", "derider", "detractor", "assailant", "attacker", "crucifier", "criticaster", "hairsplitter", "pettifogger", "quibbler", "admonisher", "haranguer", "railer", "ranter", "rebuker", "reproacher", "reprover", "scold", "upbraider", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "grumbler", "whiner" ], "near antonyms":[ "commender", "praiser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knouts":{ "as in quirts , bullwhips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birches", "blacksnakes", "bullwhips", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhides", "crops", "hickories", "quirts", "rattans", "rawhides", "straps", "floggers", "lashes", "scourges", "switches", "whips", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "nightsticks", "staffs", "staves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in straps , quirts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "quirts", "straps", "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "whales", "whips", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knock up":{ "to cause to stop sleeping":{ "examples":[ "I asked the clerk at the hotel to knock me up at 7:00 a.m." ], "synonyms":[ "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "rouse", "wake", "waken" ], "near synonyms":[ "roust", "rout", "raise", "revive", "reawaken", "rewake", "agitate", "bestir", "disturb", "excite", "provoke", "stimulate", "stir" ], "near antonyms":[ "hypnotize", "mesmerize" ], "antonyms":[ "lull" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocking over":{ "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "burgling", "knocking off", "ripping off", "robbing", "stealing (from)", "taking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacking", "rifling", "despoiling", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravishing", "sacking", "spoiling", "stripping", "bleeding", "breaking in", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "cozening", "defrauding", "exploiting", "fleecing", "hustling", "mulcting", "plucking", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling", "holding up", "mugging", "rolling", "sticking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "knocked me over trying to get out the door" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling (down or over)", "downing", "dropping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "mowing (down)", "prostrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoing", "knocking out", "KO'ing", "overthrowing", "throwing down", "toppling", "banging", "bashing", "belting", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "hitting", "jabbing", "pasting", "poking", "pounding", "punching", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "swatting", "swiping", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knock (about)":{ "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "we knocked about from town to town, looking for work" ], "synonyms":[ "bat", "cruise", "drift", "float", "gad (about)", "gallivant", "galavant", "kick around", "maunder", "meander", "mooch", "ramble", "range", "roam", "rove", "traipse", "wander" ], "near synonyms":[ "amble", "saunter", "stroll", "dawdle", "mope", "gypsy", "hobo", "tramp", "vagabond", "mill (about or around)", "straggle", "stray" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way":{ "examples":[ "a knockabout game of football in the mud" ], "synonyms":[ "boisterous", "hell-raising", "rambunctious", "raucous", "robustious", "roisterous", "rollicking", "rowdy", "rumbustious" ], "near synonyms":[ "callithumpian", "carnival", "carnivalesque", "larrikin", "raffish", "rampageous", "riotous", "rowdyish", "ruffianly", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent", "violent", "headstrong", "intractable", "obstreperous", "recalcitrant", "uncontrollable", "uncontrolled", "undisciplined", "ungovernable", "uninhibited", "unmanageable", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "unruly", "wild", "willful", "wilful", "bubbly", "buoyant", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "impassioned", "lively", "sprightly", "vivacious", "clamorous", "loudmouthed", "noisy", "openmouthed", "rackety", "strident", "vociferous", "howling", "screaming", "yelling" ], "near antonyms":[ "sedate", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "staid", "decorous", "dignified", "proper", "seemly", "calm", "hushed", "noiseless", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "restrained", "serene", "silent", "soundless", "tranquil", "collected", "composed", "constrained", "controlled", "imperturbable", "inhibited", "repressed", "self-controlled", "unflappable", "unruffled", "moderate", "reasonable", "subdued", "temperate", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "depressed", "aloof", "detached", "indifferent" ], "antonyms":[ "orderly" ] }, "a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{ "examples":[ "the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout" ], "synonyms":[ "drifter", "gadabout", "gypsy", "maunderer", "nomad", "rambler", "roamer", "rover", "stroller", "vagabond", "wanderer", "wayfarer" ], "near synonyms":[ "laggard", "straggler", "lingerer", "loiterer", "sojourner", "bum", "hobo", "tramp", "passenger", "sightseer", "traveler", "traveller", "migrant", "transient", "vagrant", "ambler", "saunterer" ], "near antonyms":[ "homebody", "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "resident", "settler" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "knowingly":{ "with full awareness of what one is doing":{ "examples":[ "cannot convict unless the defendant knowingly committed perjury" ], "synonyms":[ "advisedly", "consciously", "deliberately", "designedly", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely", "purposively", "willfully", "wittingly" ], "near synonyms":[ "calculatedly", "studiedly", "voluntarily", "willingly", "premeditatedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "accidentally", "incidentally", "haphazardly", "randomly", "involuntarily", "unwillingly", "impulsively", "instinctively", "spontaneously" ], "antonyms":[ "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unknowingly", "unwittingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "knock silly":{ "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "The errant baseball hit her in the head and she was knocked silly ." ], "synonyms":[ "daze", "rock", "stun" ], "near synonyms":[ "deaden", "knock out", "paralyze", "benumb", "numb", "stupefy", "bowl over", "knock down", "bang", "bash", "belt", "bludgeon", "bonk", "bop", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "hammer", "hit", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pummel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knocking off":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "knock it off !" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking", "breaking off", "breaking up", "canning", "ceasing", "cutting off", "cutting out", "desisting (from)", "discontinuing", "dropping", "ending", "giving over", "halting", "laying off", "leaving off", "packing (up or in)", "quitting", "shutting off", "stopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "completing", "concluding", "finishing", "closing (down)", "deactivating", "blockading", "blocking", "damming", "delaying", "detaining", "hindering", "holding", "holding back", "impeding", "kiboshing", "obstructing", "stemming", "calling", "suspending", "arresting", "braking", "checking", "clamping down", "reining (in)", "squashing", "squelching", "stamping", "stanching", "staunching", "stunting", "suppressing", "turning back", "pausing", "staying", "suspending", "abolishing", "aborting", "annulling", "demolishing", "destroying", "dissolving", "killing", "ruining", "scuttling", "snuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "following through (with)", "keeping up", "running on", "advancing", "proceeding", "progressing", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "propelling", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background" ], "synonyms":[ "abandoning", "discontinuing", "dropping", "giving up", "laying off (of)", "packing (up or in)", "quitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaking off", "breaking up", "ceasing", "closing", "concluding", "ending", "expiring", "finishing", "halting", "leaving off", "shutting off", "pausing", "tapering off", "throwing up", "rounding (off or out)", "terminating", "winding up", "wrapping up" ], "near antonyms":[ "going", "running on", "hanging in", "hanging on", "holding on", "persevering", "persisting", "following through (with)", "renewing", "reopening", "restarting", "resuming", "preserving", "staying", "beginning", "commencing", "starting" ], "antonyms":[ "carrying on", "continuing", "keeping", "keeping up", "maintaining" ] }, "to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{ "examples":[ "a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax" ], "synonyms":[ "abating", "deducting", "subtracting", "taking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "decreasing", "diminishing", "discounting", "downsizing", "dwindling", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "whittling" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining", "annexing", "appending", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "beefing (up)", "boosting", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "multiplying", "raising" ], "antonyms":[ "adding", "tacking (on)" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "burgling", "knocking over", "ripping off", "robbing", "stealing (from)", "taking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransacking", "rifling", "despoiling", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "ravishing", "sacking", "spoiling", "stripping", "bleeding", "breaking in", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "cozening", "defrauding", "exploiting", "fleecing", "hustling", "mulcting", "plucking", "rooking", "shortchanging", "skinning", "squeezing", "sticking", "stinging", "swindling", "holding up", "mugging", "rolling", "sticking up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinating", "bumping off", "croaking", "dispatching", "doing in", "executing", "getting", "icing", "liquidating", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "slaying", "snuffing", "taking out", "terminating", "whacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing away", "shooting", "shooting down", "blotting out", "carrying off", "claiming", "cutting down", "destroying", "felling", "killing", "smiting", "zapping", "butchering", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "slaughtering", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "exterminating", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocking":{ "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "bumping", "colliding", "crashing", "hitting", "impacting", "impinging", "ramming", "slamming", "smashing", "striking", "swiping", "thudding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bouncing", "caroming", "clunking", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skimming", "skipping", "contacting", "landing", "touching", "brushing", "grazing", "kissing", "nudging", "scraping", "shaving", "sweeping", "bulldozing", "jostling", "muscling", "pressing", "pushing" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "skirting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{ "examples":[ "hey, don't knock it until you've tried it" ], "synonyms":[ "blaming", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "denouncing", "dispraising", "dissing", "faulting", "panning", "reprehending", "slagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "skewering", "tweaking", "assailing", "attacking", "blasting", "clobbering", "slamming", "slashing", "nicking (at)", "sniping (at)", "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "carping", "caviling", "cavilling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "kicking", "kvetching", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "niggling", "quibbling", "whining", "admonishing", "chiding", "drubbing", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "reproving", "berating", "castigating", "crucifying", "excoriating", "flaying", "gibbeting", "hammering", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lashing", "pillorying", "scolding", "upbraiding", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "decrying", "deriding", "discommending", "disparaging", "putting down" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "commending", "endorsing", "indorsing", "recommending", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[ "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knobkerries":{ "as in blackjacks , maces":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "maces", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knotholes":{ "as in potholes , keyholes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airholes", "armholes", "buttonholes", "keyholes", "peepholes", "potholes", "wormholes", "pinholes", "pinpricks", "punches", "punctures", "entrances", "inlets", "intakes", "exits", "mouths", "outlets", "pores", "vents", "slots", "spaces", "breaches", "breaks", "chinks", "clefts", "cracks", "crannies", "crevices", "cuts", "fissures", "gashes", "notches", "rents", "rifts", "ruptures", "slashes", "slits", "splits", "tears", "loopholes", "apertures", "holes", "openings", "orifices", "perforations" ], "near antonyms":[ "fillers", "fillings", "fills", "patches", "plugs", "seals", "stoppers", "barriers", "blockages", "obstacles", "obstructions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocked down":{ "to receive as return for effort":{ "examples":[ "she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard" ], "synonyms":[ "acquired", "attained", "bagged", "brought in", "came by", "captured", "carried", "drew", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "landed", "made", "obtained", "procured", "pulled down", "realized", "reaped", "secured", "won" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleared", "grossed", "netted", "accomplished", "achieved", "notched (up)", "scored", "accumulated", "amassed", "racked up", "caught", "picked up", "annexed", "occupied", "took over", "reacquired", "reattained", "recaptured", "regained", "remade" ], "near antonyms":[ "accorded", "gave", "granted", "paid", "gave up", "handed over", "parted (with)", "relinquished", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[ "forfeited", "lost" ] }, "to take apart":{ "examples":[ "right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "demounted", "disassembled", "dismantled", "dismembered", "dismounted", "struck", "took down" ], "near synonyms":[ "detached", "disengaged", "broke up", "disaggregated", "disarticulated", "disconnected", "disjoined", "disjointed", "dissevered", "disunited", "divided", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "built", "erected", "pitched", "combined", "united" ], "antonyms":[ "assembled", "constructed" ] }, "to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{ "examples":[ "the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled (down or over)", "downed", "dropped", "felled", "floored", "knocked over", "leveled", "levelled", "mowed (down)", "prostrated" ], "near synonyms":[ "kayoed", "knocked out", "KO'd", "overthrew", "threw down", "toppled", "banged", "bashed", "belted", "bludgeoned", "clobbered", "hammered", "hit", "jabbed", "pasted", "poked", "pounded", "punched", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "swatted", "swiped", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{ "examples":[ "they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any" ], "synonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "diminished", "downscaled", "downsized", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced" ], "near synonyms":[ "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "whittled", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled" ], "antonyms":[ "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocking together":{ "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "The kids knocked together a fort using couch cushions and blankets." ], "synonyms":[ "cobbling (together or up)", "jury-rigging", "patching (together)", "throwing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "dashing (off)", "jerry-building" ], "near antonyms":[ "crafting", "handcrafting", "fashioning", "forging", "hammering out", "pounding (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knocks silly":{ "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "The errant baseball hit her in the head and she was knocked silly ." ], "synonyms":[ "dazes", "rocks", "stuns" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadens", "knocks out", "paralyzes", "benumbs", "numbs", "stupefies", "bowls over", "knocks down", "bangs", "bashes", "belts", "bludgeons", "bonks", "bops", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "hammers", "hits", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "pummels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "know-nothings":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "lunkheads", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knockoff":{ "to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{ "examples":[ "knock it off !" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "break off", "break up", "can", "cease", "cut off", "cut out", "desist (from)", "discontinue", "drop", "end", "give over", "halt", "lay off", "leave off", "pack (up or in)", "quit", "shut off", "stop" ], "near synonyms":[ "complete", "conclude", "finish", "close (down)", "deactivate", "block", "blockade", "dam", "delay", "detain", "hinder", "hold", "hold back", "impede", "kibosh", "obstruct", "stem", "call", "suspend", "arrest", "brake", "check", "clamp down", "rein (in)", "squash", "squelch", "stamp", "stanch", "staunch", "stunt", "suppress", "turn back", "pause", "stay", "suspend", "abolish", "abort", "annul", "demolish", "destroy", "dissolve", "kill", "ruin", "scuttle", "snuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "follow through (with)", "keep up", "run on", "advance", "proceed", "progress", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "propel", "stir" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to stop doing (something) permanently":{ "examples":[ "decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "discontinue", "drop", "give up", "lay off (of)", "pack (up or in)", "quit" ], "near synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "end", "expire", "finish", "halt", "leave off", "shut off", "pause", "taper off", "throw up", "round (off or out)", "terminate", "wind up", "wrap up" ], "near antonyms":[ "go", "run on", "hang in", "hang on", "hold on", "persevere", "persist", "follow through (with)", "renew", "reopen", "restart", "resume", "preserve", "stay", "begin", "commence", "start" ], "antonyms":[ "carry on", "continue", "keep", "keep up", "maintain" ] }, "to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{ "examples":[ "a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax" ], "synonyms":[ "abate", "deduct", "subtract", "take off" ], "near synonyms":[ "decrease", "diminish", "discount", "downsize", "dwindle", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "whittle" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoin", "annex", "append", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "beef (up)", "boost", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "multiply", "raise" ], "antonyms":[ "add", "tack (on)" ] }, "to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{ "examples":[ "Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks" ], "synonyms":[ "burglarize", "burgle", "knock over", "rip off", "rob", "steal (from)", "take off" ], "near synonyms":[ "ransack", "rifle", "despoil", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravish", "sack", "spoil", "strip", "bleed", "break in", "cheat", "chisel", "cozen", "defraud", "exploit", "fleece", "hustle", "mulct", "pluck", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle", "hold up", "mug", "roll", "stick up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinate", "bump off", "croak", "dispatch", "do in", "execute", "get", "ice", "liquidate", "murder", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "rub out", "slay", "snuff", "take out", "terminate", "whack" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow away", "shoot", "shoot down", "blot out", "carry off", "claim", "cut down", "destroy", "fell", "kill", "smite", "zap", "butcher", "massacre", "mow (down)", "slaughter", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in copycat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "copycat", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "copy", "facsimile", "replica", "reproduction", "dummy", "mock-up", "fraud", "gaff", "imposture", "spoof", "swindle", "simulation", "synthetic", "bastard", "brummagem", "duffer", "shoddy" ], "near antonyms":[ "original" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocked one's socks off":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "carried away", "enraptured", "enthralled", "entranced", "rapped", "raptured", "ravished", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "enchanted", "fascinated", "elated", "excited", "exhilarated", "stirred" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "knout":{ "as in quirt , bullwhip":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birch", "blacksnake", "bullwhip", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhide", "crop", "hickory", "quirt", "rattan", "rawhide", "strap", "flogger", "lash", "scourge", "switch", "whip", "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "nightstick", "staff" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in strap , quirt":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "quirt", "strap", "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "whale", "whip", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knockdowns":{ "as in knockouts , KOs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crunchers", "kayos", "knockouts", "KOs", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips", "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knouting":{ "as in strapping , quirting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "quirting", "strapping", "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling", "whipping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knock (someone) off his/her pedestal":{ "to cause (someone) to lose a position of esteem, importance, etc.":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abase", "chasten", "cheapen", "debase", "degrade", "demean", "discredit", "disgrace", "dishonor", "foul", "humble", "humiliate", "lower", "shame", "sink", "smirch", "take down", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "belittle", "castigate", "criticize", "cry down", "decry", "depreciate", "detract", "diminish", "discount", "disparage", "minimize", "put down", "ridicule", "write off", "bad-mouth", "defame", "defile", "libel", "malign", "slander", "affront", "insult", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "denounce", "execrate", "reprehend", "reprobate", "blaspheme", "desecrate", "profane", "violate", "disrespect", "offend", "outrage", "pique", "scorn", "slight", "slur", "smear" ], "near antonyms":[ "put/place (someone) on a pedestal", "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "elevate", "exalt", "apotheosize", "lionize", "dignify", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify", "idealize", "romanticize", "adore", "revere", "reverence", "venerate", "worship", "admire", "love", "regard", "respect", "acclaim", "applaud", "boast", "celebrate", "cheer", "cite", "commend", "compliment", "congratulate", "decorate", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll", "fete", "f\u00eate", "hail", "honor", "laud", "praise", "salute", "tout", "acknowledge", "recognize", "highlight", "play up", "spotlight", "advance", "boost", "lift", "promote", "raise", "upgrade", "uplift" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "knocks out":{ "to use up all the physical energy of":{ "examples":[ "the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks", "burns out", "busts", "does in", "does up", "drains", "exhausts", "fags", "fatigues", "frazzles", "harasses", "kills", "outwears", "tires", "tuckers (out)", "washes out", "wearies", "wears", "wears out" ], "near synonyms":[ "debilitates", "enervates", "enfeebles", "saps", "wastes", "weakens" ], "near antonyms":[ "activates", "energizes", "invigorates", "rejuvenates", "strengthens", "vitalizes", "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knocked silly":{ "to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{ "examples":[ "The errant baseball hit her in the head and she was knocked silly ." ], "synonyms":[ "dazed", "rocked", "stunned" ], "near synonyms":[ "deadened", "knocked out", "paralyzed", "benumbed", "numbed", "stupefied", "bowled over", "knocked down", "banged", "bashed", "belted", "bludgeoned", "bonked", "bopped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "hammered", "hit", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "pummeled", "pummelled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "knots":{ "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "assemblages", "bands", "banks", "batches", "batteries", "blocks", "bunches", "clots", "clumps", "clusters", "clutches", "collections", "constellations", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "lots", "musters", "packages", "parcels", "passels", "sets", "suites" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerations", "agglomerations", "assortments", "hodgepodges", "jumbles", "miscellanies", "mixtures", "odds and ends", "sundries", "varieties", "cycles", "runs", "series", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[ "entities", "items", "singles", "units" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{ "examples":[ "felt a small knot on the back of his head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumps", "lumps", "nodes", "nodules", "swellings" ], "near synonyms":[ "growths", "tumors", "warts", "humps", "hunches", "bruises", "contusions", "welts", "blisters", "boils", "blobs", "chunks", "clods", "clumps", "gobbets", "gobs", "hunks", "knobs", "nubbles", "nubs", "nuggets", "wads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "examples":[ "their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship" ], "synonyms":[ "bonds", "cements", "cords", "ligatures", "links", "ties" ], "near synonyms":[ "attachments", "connections", "fastenings", "hookups", "joints", "linkages", "linkups", "nexuses", "nexus", "tie-ups", "unions", "yokes", "affections", "sympathies", "fetters", "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "constraints", "curbs", "limitations", "limits", "restraints", "restrictions" ], "near antonyms":[ "partings", "separations", "emancipations", "freedoms", "liberations", "releases" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "bands", "batches", "batteries", "bodies", "boodles", "bunches", "clusters", "clutches", "consorts", "constellations", "crops", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "lots", "parcels", "parties", "passels" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemblies", "collectives", "congregations", "gatherings", "musters", "organizations", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "fellowships", "gangs", "rings", "rounds", "sets", "factions", "guilds", "gilds", "orders", "schools", "sects", "brigades", "crews", "outfits", "phalanxes", "phalanges", "platoons", "posses", "task forces", "teams", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions", "battalions", "squadrons", "bevies", "broods", "coveys" ], "near antonyms":[ "individuals", "singles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that requires thought and skill for resolution":{ "examples":[ "the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer" ], "synonyms":[ "cases", "challenges", "matters", "nuts", "problems", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "issues", "questions", "corners", "fixes", "holes", "hot waters", "jams", "mires", "pickles", "predicaments", "quagmires", "spots", "cruxes", "cruces", "Gordian knots", "sticky wickets", "toughies", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "dilemmas", "quandaries", "catches", "glitches", "hitches", "pitfalls", "snags", "conundrums", "enigmas", "mysteries", "puzzlements", "puzzles", "riddles", "brainteasers", "posers", "stumpers" ], "near antonyms":[ "magic bullets", "silver bullets", "cure-alls", "panaceas" ], "antonyms":[ "answers", "solutions" ] }, "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together" ], "synonyms":[ "entangles", "interlaces", "intertwines", "intertwists", "interweaves", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumbles", "scrabbles", "scrambles", "braids", "enlaces", "entwines", "entwists", "inweaves", "plaits", "twines", "weaves", "winds", "wreathes", "writhes" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknots", "unravels", "unscrambles", "unweaves" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangles", "unsnarls", "untangles", "untwines", "untwists" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knock one's socks off":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "carry away", "enrapture", "enthrall", "enthral", "entrance", "rap", "rapture", "ravish", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "enchant", "fascinate", "elate", "excite", "exhilarate", "stir" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "knocked back":{ "to swallow in liquid form":{ "examples":[ "desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing" ], "synonyms":[ "belted (down)", "drank", "gulped", "guzzled", "hoisted", "imbibed", "pounded (down)", "quaffed", "sipped", "slugged (down)", "slurped", "supped", "swigged", "swilled", "tossed (down or off)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapped", "licked", "sucked", "consumed", "downed", "ingurgitated", "killed", "mouthed (down)", "put away", "nipped", "tippled", "pledged", "toasted", "wined" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "know":{ "to have a practical understanding of":{ "examples":[ "a career diplomat who knows several languages", "a fan who really knows baseball" ], "synonyms":[ "comprehend", "grasp", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "cognize", "fathom", "follow", "ken", "perceive", "savvy", "have", "possess", "catch on (to)", "pick up" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misinterpret", "misknow", "misperceive", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{ "examples":[ "knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public" ], "synonyms":[ "endure", "experience", "feel", "have", "pass", "see", "suffer", "sustain", "taste", "undergo", "witness" ], "near synonyms":[ "encounter", "meet", "accept", "receive", "assimilate", "digest" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I think I know what you're trying to say" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "as in news , information":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dope", "information", "intelligence", "lowdown", "news", "skinny", "knowledge", "lore", "science", "wisdom", "data", "evidence", "facts", "acquaintance", "awareness", "familiarity", "literacy", "erudition", "learning", "scholarship", "expertise", "know-how" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignorance", "inexperience", "innocence", "nescience", "unfamiliarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "knocking (about)":{ "to move about from place to place aimlessly":{ "examples":[ "we knocked about from town to town, looking for work" ], "synonyms":[ "batting", "cruising", "drifting", "floating", "gadding (about)", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "kicking around", "maundering", "meandering", "mooching", "rambling", "ranging", "roaming", "roving", "traipsing", "wandering" ], "near synonyms":[ "ambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "dawdling", "moping", "gypsying", "hoboing", "tramping", "vagabonding", "milling (about or around)", "straggling", "straying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "knock-down-and-drag-out":{ "marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "bang-bang", "blood-and-guts", "convulsive", "cyclonic", "explosive", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "hammer-and-tongs", "hot", "paroxysmal", "rabid", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "tumultuous", "turbulent", "violent", "volcanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarous", "brutal", "savage", "vicious", "antagonistic", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "combustible", "volatile", "agitated", "frantic", "frenzied", "mad", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "pacific", "serene", "tranquil", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive" ], "antonyms":[ "nonviolent", "peaceable", "peaceful" ] }, "type":[] }, "know-nothingisms":{ "as in agnosticism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agnosticism", "atheisms", "nonbeliefs", "secularisms" ], "near antonyms":[ "credos", "creeds", "cults", "faiths", "persuasions", "religions", "churches", "communions", "denominations", "sects", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "theologies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knockers":{ "a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{ "examples":[ "the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers , to get through this crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "carpers", "castigators", "cavilers", "cavillers", "censurers", "criticizers", "critics", "disparagers", "faultfinders", "hypercritics", "nigglers", "nitpickers" ], "near synonyms":[ "condemners", "condemnors", "denouncers", "belittlers", "decriers", "denigrators", "deriders", "detractors", "assailants", "attackers", "crucifiers", "criticasters", "hairsplitters", "pettifoggers", "quibblers", "admonishers", "haranguers", "railers", "ranters", "rebukers", "reproachers", "reprovers", "scolds", "upbraiders", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "grumblers", "whiners" ], "near antonyms":[ "commenders", "praisers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "knocks one's socks off":{ "to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "carries away", "enraptures", "enthralls", "enthrals", "entrances", "raps", "raptures", "ravishes", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "enchants", "fascinates", "elates", "excites", "exhilarates", "stirs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "knotting":{ "to twist together into a usually confused mass":{ "examples":[ "the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together" ], "synonyms":[ "entangling", "interlacing", "intertwining", "intertwisting", "interweaving", "snarling", "tangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumbling", "scrabbling", "scrambling", "braiding", "enlacing", "entwining", "entwisting", "inweaving", "plaiting", "twining", "weaving", "winding", "wreathing", "writhing" ], "near antonyms":[ "unknotting", "unraveling", "unscrambling", "unweaving" ], "antonyms":[ "disentangling", "unsnarling", "untangling", "untwining", "untwisting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }