knock off

Questions about knock off

What is another word for knock off?

It depends which knock off you mean. In the sense “get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing”, the synonyms are neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, do in. Across all 5 senses there are 16 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of knock off?

WordNet records no antonym for knock off. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for knock off split into groups?

Because knock off carries 5 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for knock off come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of knock off

• Full entry for knock offAll 5 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for knock offWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.