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knocked

ADJECTIVE
dumbfounded
Synonyms
STRONG
amazed astonished bamboozled beat bewildered buffaloed confounded dismayed flabbergasted floored licked nonplused overcome overwhelmed puzzled shocked staggered startled stuck stumped stunned surprised thrown
WEAK
agape aghast blown-away bowled over breathless dumb speechless taken aback thunderstruck
Antonyms
STRONG
aware
WEAK
expectant unsurprised
ADJECTIVE
unconscious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comatose paralyzed senseless
STRONG
cold out raving
WEAK
benumbed blacked out bombed dead to the world drowsy entranced feeling no pain flattened in a trance inanimate inert insensate insensible lethargic numb on the canvas out like a light palsied passed out put away stunned stupefied swooning torpid tranced zonked
Antonyms
WEAK
awake aware conscious decided intended intentional knowing

Example Sentences

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Knocked out of the Copa del Rey early and set for an early Champions League departure, Villarreal's main focus is now La Liga.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

“It’s very awesome to be a part of that wave,” Knocked Loose vocalist Bryan Garris says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Gojira and Knocked Loose will also be the support acts in both Glasgow and Cardiff.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Knocked off course, distraught and seeking solace, she traveled alone to Alaska.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Knocked around for a while, tended bar, took the long route through college, got started late on a career.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove