Synonyms for kick
noun
A blow with the foot
boot, swift kick, jolt, jar, thrust, fillip; see also blow 1.
In sports, a kicked ball
punt, drop kick, place kick, free kick, boot*.
*An objection
complaint, reproof, animadversion, beef*; see objection 2.
*Pleasurable reaction; often plural
excitement, amusement, charge*; see enjoyment 2, thrill.
*A stimulating quality
vitality, potency, punch*, wallop*; see flavor 1, force 3.
verb
To give a blow with the foot
boot, jolt, thrust, propel, punt, drop-kick, place-kick, kick off; see also beat 2, hit 1.
*To object
complain, criticize, carp; see complain 1, oppose 1.
See kick in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
- (Informal)
To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:
complain, grouch, grump, whine. (Informal) crab, gripe, grouse. (Slang) beef, bellyache, bitch. See feelings, happy - (Informal)
To express opposition, often by argument:
challenge, demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest, remonstrate. (Informal) squawk. Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception. See support - (Slang)
To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):
break, cut out, give up, leave off, stop. See continue
phrasal verb kick around- (Informal)
To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:
bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over), toss around. (Informal) hash (over), knock about (or around). (Slang) rap3. Idiom: go into a huddle. See words
phrasal verb kick in- (Informal)
To give in common with others:
chip in, contribute, donate, subscribe. (Slang) come across. See give - (Slang)
To cease living:
decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. (Informal) pop off. (Slang) check out, croak, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end (or Maker), pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live
phrasal verb kick off- (Informal)
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start - (Slang)
To cease living:
decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. (Informal) pop off. (Slang) check out, croak, kick in. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end (or Maker), pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live
phrasal verb kick out- (Slang)
To put out by force:
bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. (Informal) chuck. (Slang) boot1 (out), bounce. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep
noun
- (Slang)
An expression of dissatisfaction or a circumstance regarded as a cause for such expression:
complaint, grievance. (Informal) gripe, grouse. (Slang) beef. Idiom: bone to pick. See happy - (Slang)
The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition:
challenge, demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, protestation, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk. See support - (Slang)
A stimulating or intoxicating effect:
(Informal) punch, sting, wallop. See drugs - (Slang)
A strong, pleasant feeling of excitement or stimulation:
lift, thrill. (Informal) wallop. (Slang) bang, boot1, high. See excite - (Slang)
A temporary concentration of interest:
(Slang) trip. See excite - (Slang)
A clever, unexpected new trick or method:
gimmick, twist. (Informal) kicker, wrinkle. (Slang) angle2. See ability, excite, good
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