Knocked over
Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Knocked over and overcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knocked over" instead the word "Overcome" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Word: overcoming
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and knocked over
- crush and overcome
- upset and knocked over
- upset and overcome
- conquer and knocked over
- conquer and overcome
- subdue and knocked over
- subdue and overcome
- overwhelm and knocked over
- overwhelm and overcome
- vanquish and knocked over
- vanquish and overcome
- overpower and knocked over
- overpower and overcome
Both terms in one sentence
- In a dramatic televised moment, [Oliver] North, his eyes moist and his voice shaking, revealed to the committee that he was a courageous patriot, after which he became so overcome by emotion that he knocked over his bottle of Revlon eye moistener.
Source: Crocodile Tears
Cite this Source
Overcome and Knocked over. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knocked_over/overcome
Knocked over & Overcome. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knocked_over/overcome>.
Overcome or Knocked over. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knocked_over/overcome.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "knocked over" and "overcome" have occurred on timeline