Knock down and Surrender

Opposite meaning terms

Knock down verb - To receive as return for effort.

Usage example: she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard

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Surrender is an antonym for knock down in topics: defeat, overthrow, destroy, perplex.

Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Knock down is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

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Surrender and Knock down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock_down/surrender

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