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overcome vs knock out

knock out vs overcome

overcome and knock out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overcome No No Yes No
knock out No No Yes No
As verbs, knock out is a hyponym of overcome; that is, knock out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overcome:
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • knock out: overwhelm with admiration
Other hyponyms of overcome include devastate, clutch, get hold of, seize, kill, benight, stagger, lock.
overcome (verb) knock out (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully destroy or break forcefully
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome eliminate
win a victory over empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli knock unconscious or senseless
overwhelm with admiration
Difference between overcome and knock out

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