knockoff
1 of 2noun
knock·off ˈnäk-ˌȯf 
: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knock off
2 of 2verb
knocked off; knocking off; knocks off
intransitive verb
: to stop doing something
transitive verb
1
: to do hurriedly or routinely
knocked off one painting after another
2
: discontinue, stop
knocked off work at five
3
: deduct
knocked off a little to make the price more attractive
4
a
: kill
knocked off two men … on mercenary grounds
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: overcome, defeat
knocked off each center of rebellion
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
6
: to make a knockoff of : copy, imitate
knocks off popular dress designs
Synonyms
Verb
- break
- break off
- break up
- can [slang]
- cease
- cut off
- cut out
- desist (from)
- discontinue
- drop
- end
- give over
- halt
- lay off
- leave off
- pack (up or in)
- quit
- shut off
- stop
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun That purse is a knockoff. Verb decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
Recent Examples on the Web Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Hamas also uses older Soviet Malyutka, 9M111 Fagot and 9M113 Konkurs missiles and a North Korean knockoff of the Fagot called the Bulsae-2. Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 25 May 2021 That the Reels feature across Meta properties is just a TikTok knockoff. Andy Meek, BGR, 29 May 2022 That attempted rebirth took another giant leap forward Tuesday, with Facebook’s global launch of its TikTok knockoff, Reels. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2022 The Buck-Collins show is a clear knockoff of the Mannings’ show. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022 The reason their feud worked so well during the 2000s was that there was some truth to Jericho being a bit of an HBK knockoff. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022 Alex’s hotel, and a trophy-wife stereotype (Natalie Anderson) who feels like something out of a subpar Raymond Chandler knockoff, or an unintended spoof of one. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022 In one video, the person who looks like Pattinson models a knockoff Batman costume bought off eBay. NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 The popular convenience-store chain today will knock off 40 cents per gallon at more than 3,600 locations in the U.S., including dozens in Northeast Ohio. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 The Liberty will face an uphill battle in trying to knock off the No. 2 seed Chicago Sky in this best-of-three 2022 WNBA playoffs first round series. oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 Trump came up just short in his bid to knock off Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the most powerful legislator in the state, by endorsing his no-name Republican opponent. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 The group, which supports Democratic incumbents and candidates in gubernatorial races, spent seven-figures trying to knock off Dixon in the final weeks of the primary campaign. Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022 Connecticut couldn’t manage to knock off one of the top teams in the league without its leading scorer, losing 91-83 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022 Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary University of Nevada, Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, is trying to knock off the six-term incumbent in the sprawling, rural northern district that no Democrat has won in its 40 years. Dylan Wells, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 The state’s climate credit will knock off $43.06 on April gas bills. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
This suggests that the kit may be an off-brand object, a factory second, perhaps even a cheap knockoff. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Hamas also uses older Soviet Malyutka, 9M111 Fagot and 9M113 Konkurs missiles and a North Korean knockoff of the Fagot called the Bulsae-2. Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 25 May 2021 That the Reels feature across Meta properties is just a TikTok knockoff. Andy Meek, BGR, 29 May 2022 That attempted rebirth took another giant leap forward Tuesday, with Facebook’s global launch of its TikTok knockoff, Reels. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2022 The Buck-Collins show is a clear knockoff of the Mannings’ show. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022 The reason their feud worked so well during the 2000s was that there was some truth to Jericho being a bit of an HBK knockoff. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022 Alex’s hotel, and a trophy-wife stereotype (Natalie Anderson) who feels like something out of a subpar Raymond Chandler knockoff, or an unintended spoof of one. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022 In one video, the person who looks like Pattinson models a knockoff Batman costume bought off eBay. NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022 Verb
The Wolverines’ new challenge is to knock off the archrival Buckeyes on the road for the first time since 2000. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 The popular convenience-store chain today will knock off 40 cents per gallon at more than 3,600 locations in the U.S., including dozens in Northeast Ohio. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022 The Liberty will face an uphill battle in trying to knock off the No. 2 seed Chicago Sky in this best-of-three 2022 WNBA playoffs first round series. oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 Trump came up just short in his bid to knock off Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the most powerful legislator in the state, by endorsing his no-name Republican opponent. Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 The group, which supports Democratic incumbents and candidates in gubernatorial races, spent seven-figures trying to knock off Dixon in the final weeks of the primary campaign. Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022 Connecticut couldn’t manage to knock off one of the top teams in the league without its leading scorer, losing 91-83 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2022 Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary University of Nevada, Las Vegas basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, is trying to knock off the six-term incumbent in the sprawling, rural northern district that no Democrat has won in its 40 years. Dylan Wells, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 The state’s climate credit will knock off $43.06 on April gas bills. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1966, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1649, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
knocked off
verb
1
as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off! Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stopped
- ceased
- ended
- halted
- cut off
- shut off
- laid off
- quit
- left off
- broke off
- cut out
- quitted
- broke up
- delayed
- suspended
- gave over
- concluded
- dropped
- discontinued
- suspended
- packed (up or in)
- finished
- had done with
- canned
- desisted (from)
- put the kibosh on
- broke
- called
- completed
- turned back
- clamped down
- held back
- closed (down)
- ruined
- held
- paused
- blocked
- deactivated
- stayed
- hindered
- checked
- destroyed
- stamped
- obstructed
- suppressed
- arrested
- detained
- impeded
- reined (in)
- stemmed
- killed
- aborted
- blockaded
- dammed
- scuttled
- dissolved
- squashed
- stunted
- abolished
- squelched
- demolished
- snuffed
- braked
- annulled
- kiboshed
- stanched
- staunched
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continued
- kept up
- followed through (with)
- ran on
- carried on
- proceeded
- progressed
- advanced
- stirred
- drove
- propelled
- actuated
- impelled
2
as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background Synonyms & Similar Words
- abandoned
- quit
- discontinued
- dropped
- quitted
- shut off
- left off
- broke off
- ended
- packed (up or in)
- laid off (of)
- finished
- hung it up
- tapered off
- had done (with)
- gave up
- broke up
- concluded
- wrapped up
- ceased
- closed
- halted
- expired
- threw up
- paused
- wound up
- winded up
- terminated
- rounded (off or out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- maintained
- continued
- kept
- kept up
- hung in
- hung on
- went
- held on
- carried on
- ran on
- persisted
- persevered
- followed through (with)
- renewed
- stayed
- preserved
- reopened
- resumed
- restarted
- started
- began
- commenced
3
as in subtracted
to take away (an amount or number) from a total a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax Synonyms & Similar Words
- subtracted
- deducted
- reduced
- took off
- knocked down
- cut down
- abated
- decreased
- cut back
- discounted
- diminished
- dwindled
- lessened
- lowered
- shortened
- truncated
- clipped
- abbreviated
- downsized
- slashed
- pared
- curtailed
- cropped
- abridged
- pruned
- cut
- docked
- trimmed
- retrenched
- whittled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- tacked (on)
- added
- annexed
- appended
- supplemented
- complemented
- increased
- enhanced
- adjoined
- heightened
- expanded
- intensified
- raised
- augmented
- magnified
- enlarged
- multiplied
- compounded
- amplified
- boosted
- escalated
- beefed (up)
- aggrandized
4
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks Synonyms & Similar Words
- robbed
- knocked over
- ripped off
- stole (from)
- burglarized
- took off
- burgled
- sacked
- looted
- stripped
- plundered
- broke in
- stuck up
- rifled
- ransacked
- plucked
- cheated
- stuck
- defrauded
- exploited
- despoiled
- spoiled
- pillaged
- shortchanged
- swindled
- squeezed
- stung
- mulcted
- chiseled
- ravished
- skinned
- fleeced
- spoilt
- hustled
- cozened
- bled
- held up
- mugged
- stript
- rooked
- chiselled
- rolled
5
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years Synonyms & Similar Words
- assassinated
- murdered
- bumped off
- executed
- rubbed out
- put away
- killed
- dispatched
- got
- whacked
- neutralized
- took out
- slew
- destroyed
- snuffed
- did in
- cut down
- liquidated
- terminated
- slaughtered
- blew away
- carried off
- shot down
- blotted out
- wiped out
- iced
- croaked
- offed
- did away with
- shot
- claimed
- zapped
- eliminated
- butchered
- eradicated
- massacred
- smote
- felled
- annihilated
- mowed (down)
- exterminated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- restored
- raised
- revived
- resurrected
- animated
- resuscitated