Thesaurus results for KNOCKOFF

knock off 1 of 2

verb

Definition of knock off

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off!

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as in to abandon

to stop doing (something) permanently decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background

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as in to subtract

to take away (an amount or number) from a total a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax

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as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks

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as in to murder

to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

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knockoff

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noun

as in copycat

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original

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Recent Examples of knock off

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Gently knock off some of the dirt so that the roots are visible, and using a clean, sharp knife, cut the rootball in half, leaving at least three inches of fibrous roots to transplant. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Season 3 wrapped in April 2025, knocking off multiple fan-favorite characters and some big-name guest players. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

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Tuesday appears in the film looking more like a knockoff version of the deadpan character but still has her signature black bangs and pigtail braids. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Perhaps because the photopolymer plate printing used to make it was already elaborated on in the best-selling 1993 novel The Club Dumas and its 1999 knockoff film adaptation, The Ninth Gate). — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off

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And, there are lots of studies out there that show many in my generation have stopped believing in the promise of the American Dream.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
His government has implemented policies that slow energy permitting and development, canceled billions in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects and spent nearly $4 billion to buy back leases to stop offshore wind projects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stop

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Financing expires, talent moves on, and production slates are abandoned.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
At an event overflowing with seven-figure hypercars and extreme technology, the car that exploded onto social media was one built around ideas that most of the industry has abandoned.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of abandon

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The blue line is the actual MACD and is calculated by subtracting the 26-period exponential moving average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The simplest definition of the term premium is to subtract the yield on the shorter-term bond from the yield on the longer-maturity bond.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The backlash against hyperscale data centers has converted both Democrats and Republicans into AI skeptics, warning that the industry’s rise risks robbing communities of autonomy.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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The idea is to pressure Iran's hardline leadership enough that they are forced to come back to the negotiating table and/or cease aggression around the Strait of Hormuz.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The one issue that could have been a distraction — Daniels’ attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to LSU in an effort to get the school to stop using Daniels’ name, image and likeness — appears not to have rattled the quarterback.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

The Stones somehow didn’t hit South America until 1995, a couple years after Wyman quit the band.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

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