knockdown-dragout

adjective

Of a fight or battle, markedly violent.

Meanings

adjectiveknockdown-dragout (comparative more knockdown-dragout, superlative most knockdown-dragout)

comparative more knockdown-dragout · superlative most knockdown-dragout · alternative knock-down-drag-out · alternative knock-down-and-drag-out

nounknockdown-dragout (plural knockdown-dragouts)

plural knockdown-dragouts · alternative knock-down-drag-out · alternative knock-down-and-drag-out

  1. A knockdown-dragout fight; a free-for-all.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextremely violent

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

knockdown-dragout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockdown-dragout

MLA

“knockdown-dragout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockdown-dragout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knockdown-dragout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockdown-dragout.

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