knocked off
Left work early
Knocked off has several meanings depending on context.
To knock off work is to stop for the day: We knocked off early on Friday.
To knock off a task is to complete it quickly: I knocked off three chapters before lunch.
In criminal slang, to knock off a place is to rob it, and to knock off a person is to kill them.
Knocked off also means counterfeited: knocked off designer handbags.
Murdered for political reasons
- murderedKilled with intent
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- rubbed outSlain, gangland style
- whackedStruck forcefully
taken out · offed · hit · dispatched · executed · slain · done in · liquidated
Not the real thing
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
copy · imitation · pirated · forgery · dupe · phony · sham · ersatz
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- concludedBrought to completion
finalized · ended · settled · dispatched · executed · fulfilled · discharged · terminated
Reduced in price
- reducedMade less in amount
- subtractedTook away mathematically
- cutSeverance or reduction
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
docked · marked down · slashed
assassinated
Murdered for political reasons
- murderedKilled with intent
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
- rubbed outSlain, gangland style
whacked · taken out · offed · hit · dispatched · executed · slain · done in · liquidated · iced
fake
Not the real thing
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
counterfeit · copy · imitation · pirated · forgery · dupe · phony · sham · ersatz · black market
finished
Brought to an end
- doneNo longer in progress
- wrapped upFinished or warmly covered
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
concluded · finalized · ended · settled · dispatched · executed · fulfilled · discharged · terminated · resolved
discounted
Reduced in price
- reducedMade less in amount
- subtractedTook away mathematically
- cutSeverance or reduction
lowered · docked · marked down · slashed
robbed
Stolen from by force
shoplifted · looted · swiped · lifted · pinched · nicked · filched · boosted · snatched · nabbed
assaulted
Subjected to physical harm
ambushed · pummeled · roughed up · battered · struck · clobbered · slugged · walloped · decked · floored
knocked offgenuine
Truly what it claims
authentic · original · legitimate · real · certified
knocked offspared
Refrained from harming
brought to life · created · saved · resurrected · revived
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