knockdown
/ˈnɑkˌdaʊn/
adjective
- Overwhelming or very forceful; causing someone to fall or be defeated.
- The storm had a knockdown effect on the power grid.
- He delivered a knockdown argument that ended the debate.
- The team suffered a knockdown defeat in the finals.
- Designed to be taken apart and reassembled easily.
- The shed is a knockdown structure that comes with instructions.
- Knockdown furniture is popular with people who move often.
- They ordered a knockdown cabinet for the kitchen.
- Reduced in price; heavily discounted.
- The store had a knockdown sale on winter coats.
- The tickets were available at knockdown rates for students.
- They bought the car at a knockdown price.
Synonyms
noun
- An act or instance of knocking someone or something to the ground, especially in boxing or a fight.
- The boxer scored a knockdown in the third round.
- He survived an early knockdown and went on to win the match.
- The referee counted to eight after the knockdown.
- A reduction in price or amount; a discount.
- The store offered a knockdown on last season's clothes.
- The auction started with a knockdown price of fifty dollars.
- They negotiated a knockdown on the rent for the first year.
- A piece of furniture or equipment that is designed to be taken apart and assembled easily.
- They bought a knockdown table that was easy to move.
- The company specializes in knockdown furniture for small apartments.
- The bookshelf came as a knockdown in a flat box.
Antonyms
verb
- To knock someone or something to the ground; to defeat or overwhelm.
- He knockdown his opponent with a single punch.
- The strong wind nearly knockdown the old fence.
- The news knockdown her completely; she had to sit down.
- To reduce the price of something; to discount.
- They knockdown the cost of the tickets for the early show.
- The manager knockdown the fee to help the customer.
- The seller agreed to knockdown the price by twenty percent.
- To take apart a structure or piece of furniture into pieces for transport or storage.
- They had to knockdown the stage after the concert.
- The crew knockdown the tent and packed it into bags.
- He knockdown the bed frame before moving to the new house.
Antonyms