Knock
Knock verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
How words are described
| similar | similar knock | similar state |
| single | single knock | single state |
| small | small knock | small state |
| bad | bad knock | bad state |
| Other adjectives: previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If he doesn't actually knock the player character down with the attack, the glancing blow that hits still takes off a good chunk of life, and leaves said character in a stunned state.
Source: That One Attack - I Need A Drink: While the game is played while already drunk, most player's reactions to seeing the state of the fort is to knock back another one.
Source: Dwarf Fortress / Drunk Fortress -
Deus takes a punch Yasha used to knock Wrath Asura back to his normal state, just to show how powerful Deus is.
Source: Video Game / Asura's Wrath
Cite this Source
State and Knock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/state
Knock & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/state>.
State or Knock. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/state.
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