Dead
Dead adjective - No longer living.
Knocked out and dead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knocked out" instead an adjective "Dead".
Nearby Word: deadly
Knocked out
Knocked out adjective - Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.
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Synonyms for Knocked out
Dead and knocked out are semantically related. You can use "Dead" instead an adjective phrase "Knocked out".
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They usually spend more time investigating their knocked out or dead colleagues or holes in walls but will eventually conclude that you must have left the area.
- Kouta and Lucy-as-Nyu arrive to the barricade and find every soldier and policeman knocked out/dead—this is never made clear.
Source: Plot Hole - Even when he's defeated in combat, his sprite for lying on the ground shows him not dead or knocked out, but holding his head up, legs crossed, looking amused.
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Knocked out and Dead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/knocked_out
Dead & Knocked out. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/knocked_out>.
Knocked out or Dead. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/knocked_out.
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