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KO'd

KO'd

9.6
Unconscious after a strong hit in a fight or boxing match
  • adjective
  • /keɪ oʊd/
  • Informal
translation icon : noqueado
  • The champion was KO'd in the fifth round by a powerful uppercut.

Examples

  • After getting KO'd, the fighter needed several minutes to regain consciousness.

  • She watched her favorite boxer get KO'd on live television.

  • He was KO'd in the second round.

  • The fighter got KO'd last night!

  • The champion was KO'd in the fifth round by a powerful uppercut.

  • After getting KO'd, the fighter needed several minutes to regain consciousness.

  • She watched her favorite boxer get KO'd on live television.

Synonyms

to knock out
vsKO'd
  • NSFW
210 4.3

To make someone unconscious by a hit, illness, or being very tired

focuses narrowly on loss of consciousness caused by a blow in fights
knocked out
vsKO'd
29 4.6

Not awake after a strong hit to the head

focuses on loss of consciousness specifically in boxing or combat sports
knocked out cold
vsKO'd
  • Informal
2 7.2

Completely unconscious after a hard hit to the head

is similar but used especially for blows in boxing or fighting
to knock flat
vsKO'd
1 7.4

To surprise someone very much so they cannot react

refers specifically to actual loss of consciousness from a hit in combat
out
vsKO'd
  • Informal
1 6.8

Not conscious after a hit or fall

is more tied to combat sports contexts than any cause of unconsciousness
kayoed
vsKO'd
  • Archaic
9.9

A person knocked unconscious by a hard punch, often during a fight or boxing match

is the standard term for that same combat sports loss of consciousness
to kayo
vsKO'd
  • Archaic
9.9

To knock someone unconscious with a single punch

refers to the state of being rendered unconscious in those sports

Antonyms

conscious
179 3.8

Awake and able to feel or notice things around you

How Conscious

alert
82 2.8
dazed
40 4.8
stunned
29 3.0
KO'd
  • Informal
9.6

Surface Forms

KO'd positive

Morphology

KO'd = KO (transparent) = K + O + ed

Formed from the abbreviation 'KO' (knockout) plus the past-participial suffix '-ed' meaning 'knocked unconscious'; the meaning is directly recoverable if the learner knows 'KO'.

Etymology

The word KO'd is a short sports form of knock out, and the letters K O stand for those two words. A knock out means 'knocked unconscious', so to be KO'd is to be put out by a hit.