Knockabout and Silent

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Knockabout adjective - Being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way.

Usage example: a knockabout game of football in the mud

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Silent is an antonym for knockabout.

Silent adjective - Deliberately refraining from speech.

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Knockabout is an antonym for silent.

Nearby Words: silence, silently

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Silent and Knockabout. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knockabout/silent

Knockabout & Silent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knockabout/silent>.

Silent or Knockabout. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knockabout/silent.

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