Continue and Knock off

Opposite meaning terms

Continue verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.

Usage example: we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten

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Knock off is an antonym for continue.

Knock off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: knock it off!

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Continue is an antonym for knock off in topics: steal, kill, accomplish.

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Knock off and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/knock_off

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