Thesaurus
knock off
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of KNOCK OFF
1
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end <knock it off!>
Synonyms break, break off, break up, can [slang], cease, cut off, cut out, desist (from), discontinue, drop, end, give over, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, pack (up or in), quit, shut off
Related Words 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 (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back; pause, stay, suspend; abolish, abort, annul, demolish, destroy, dissolve, kill, ruin, scuttle, snuff
2
to stop doing (something) permanently <decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background>
Related Words 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
3
to take away (an amount or number) from a total <a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax>
Related Words 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
4
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully <Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks>
5
to put to death deliberately <various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years>
Synonyms assassinate, bump off, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, get, ice [slang], knock off, liquidate, neutralize, off [slang], put away, rub out, slay, snuff, take out, terminate, whack [slang]
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