knockdown-dragout Synonyms
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- convulsive
- tempestuous
- paroxysmal
- blood-and-guts
- hammer-and-tongs
- hot
- turbulent
- savage
- explosive
- stormy
- brutal
- bang-bang
- rabid
- tumultuous
- contentious
- cyclonic
- rough
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knockdown-dragout Meaning
knockdown-dragout (s)
extremely violent
knockdown-dragout Sentence Examples
- The election was a knockdown-dragout fight between the two major parties.
- The soldiers engaged in a knockdown-dragout battle for control of the hilltop.
- The two teams played a knockdown-dragout game of football, with neither side willing to give an inch.
- The debate turned into a knockdown-dragout argument, with both sides refusing to back down.
- The negotiations were a knockdown-dragout affair, with both sides refusing to budge from their positions.
- The two companies engaged in a knockdown-dragout price war, with each side trying to undercut the other.
- The two friends had a knockdown-dragout fight, with neither one willing to back down.
- The storm was a knockdown-dragout affair, with high winds and torrential rains causing widespread damage.
- The two teams played a knockdown-dragout game of chess, with neither side able to gain an advantage.
- The two companies engaged in a knockdown-dragout legal battle, with both sides spending millions of dollars in an attempt to win.
FAQs About the word knockdown-dragout
extremely violent
volcanic, violent, furious,fierce, vicious, ferocious, convulsive, tempestuous, paroxysmal, blood-and-guts
peaceable,peaceful, calm, nonviolent, calm, nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful, tranquil, serene
The election was a knockdown-dragout fight between the two major parties.
The soldiers engaged in a knockdown-dragout battle for control of the hilltop.
The two teams played a knockdown-dragout game of football, with neither side willing to give an inch.
The debate turned into a knockdown-dragout argument, with both sides refusing to back down.
