Qualities

Synonyms for knockout

The synonym for knockout recorded in this bank is hard, in the sense "very strong or vigorous". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for knockout

hardadjective, in the sense "very strong or vigorous"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day knockout is audited in a second meaning.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

very strong or vigorous

A knockout punch.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

hard

Same sentence, swapped: A hard punch.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

dandy
faint
ace

Where knockout turns up in the game

knockout is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where knockout is the trap

hardadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is heavy, in the sense "given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors", with knockout sitting one tile away.
hardadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is tough, in the sense "unfortunate or hard to bear", with knockout sitting one tile away.
severeadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is terrible, in the sense "intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality", and knockout is on the board beside it.

Play knockout

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so knockout reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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sweepverb, nounbroomsweep with a broom or as if with a broomTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line talladjectivemarveloustoo improbable to admit of beliefTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line thinadjectiveleanlacking excess fleshTreelineHas a reason line threateningadjectiveominousthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsTreelineHas a reason line monotonynounhumdrumthe quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of varietyHigh Camp monstrousadjectivegrievousshockingly brutal or cruelRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line morbidadjectivediseasedcaused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathologyRidgelineHas a reason line billnounaccountan itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services renderedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

The same bank, read from both sides

knockout is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 3. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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