Knock down
Knock down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Usage example: the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down
Level
Level verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Usage example: the boxer leveled his badly outclassed opponent with a single blow
Knock down is a synonym for level in destroy topic. You can use "Knock down" instead a verb "Level", if it concerns topics such as help, rise, bring down, tear down.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Venture to the lair of the Crystal Spider in the upper level and knock down the target bank to enable the extra ball, then drop to the middle playfield and defeat the Slayers to enable the Transfer.
Source: Pinball / Krull -
The game Wax Works has, in the Egyptian level, the option to knock down a supporting pillar.
Source: Press X to Die
Cite this Source
Level and Knock down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock_down/level
Knock down & Level. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock_down/level>.
Level or Knock down. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock_down/level.
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