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knock


These are words and phrases related to knock. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of knock.

TO MAKE A SUDDEN LOUD SOUND


I know when the heating is on because the old radiator begins to knock and hiss.

Synonyms and examples


bang
The door banged shut.
crack
Thunder cracked right before it began pouring and we ran for cover.
clank
I could tell he was upset by the way the pots clanked in the sink while he was washing up.
clang
Church bells clanged in the distance.
clash
The children covered their ears whenever the cymbals clashed.
thump
The music was so loud that I could hear the bass thumping from two floors up.
thunk
She struggled up the stairs with the package and thunked it down on the doormat.
boom
"Stop now!" he boomed.
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See words related to knock


slam
clunk
report
formal
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A bang is a sudden loud sound. If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud sound.

TO SHOW DISAPPROVAL OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING


Don't knock him. He's trying his best.

Synonyms and examples


criticize
He criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
attack
She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.
condemn
She was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounce
The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fire
The government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
censure
formal
The trial judge was censured for incompetence.
chastise
formal
Critics chastised the government for withholding information from its citizens.
castigate
formal
The organization was castigated for bungling the situation.
decry
formal
He was decried as a traitor to his country.
excoriate
formal
The minister excoriated the tabloid press for their biased and untrue coverage.
blast
informal
The senator blasted the president's record on taxes, foreign policy, and the economy.
pan
informal
Her latest movie has been panned by critics.
bad-mouth
informal
The coach was suspended for bad-mouthing a referee.
find fault with
He's always finding fault with my work.
run down
informal
Stop running him down.

Antonym and example


praise
They praised his quick response to the attack.
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If you criticize someone or something, you show disapproval of them.

knock | American Thesaurus


knock


verb
These are words and phrases related to knock. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of knock.
There was definitely somebody home when he knocked at the door.

Synonyms


rap
tap
hit
strike
bang
thump
thud
They knocked the building down to make room for the superhighway.

Synonyms


pound
pummel
smash
batter
hammer
strike
The assailant knocked the man to the ground.

Synonyms


hit
strike
smite
slam
slap
pummel
pound
beat
thwack
kick
push
jostle
dash
cuff
swat
belt
Informal
bat
Informal
crack
Informal
smack
Informal
clout
Informal
wallop
Informal
sock
Informal
The critics knocked her last play.

Synonyms


criticize
find fault with
belittle
disparage
deprecate
peck at
cavil
carp at
abuse
lambaste
cry out against
decry
reprehend
inveigh against
censure
cut to pieces
condemn
rap
Slang
bomb
Slang
murder
Slang

knock


noun
His amnesia was caused by a knock on the head.

Synonyms


stroke
hit
thump
thwack
bang
tap
rap
pat
slap
blow
smack
whack
punch
cuff
smash
bump
glancing blow
crash
crack
sock
Informal
clip
Informal
clout
Informal
bat
Informal
lick
Informal
You have to take certain knocks in life.

Synonyms


criticism
faultfinding
setback
failure
defeat
reprehension
censure
condemnation
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