Synonyms for kick
kɪkkick

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kick

   Synonyms:
   calcitrate, rebel, resist, spurn

   Antonyms:
   caress, soothe, flatter, obey, yield

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kick, boot, kickingnoun

   the act of delivering a blow with the foot

   "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

   Synonyms:
   iron boot, charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, the boot, gripe, iron heel, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

2. bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kicknoun

   the swift release of a store of affective force

   "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"

   Synonyms:
   iron boot, peak, recoil, strike, haste, accusation, thrill, shudder, blossom, commission, electric charge, prime, squawk, belt, explosive charge, blush, fringe, smash, care, hit, knock, bam, complaint, bloom, gripe, heraldic bearing, billing, cathexis, clap, the boot, tutelage, hot flash, eruption, boot, efflorescence, outpouring, bursting charge, smasher, armorial bearing, guardianship, direction, rosiness, kicking, quiver, chill, charge, upsurge, heyday, rushing, frisson, bearing, spate, hurry, tingle, flower, flush, bitch, bang, bash, blast, rush, shiver, burster, iron heel, mission, gush, surge, beef

3. recoil, kicknoun

   the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

   Synonyms:
   charge, rebound, repercussion, kicking, squawk, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, backlash, boot, thrill, flush, bitch, beef

4. gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawknoun

   informal terms for objecting

   "I have a gripe about the service here"

   Synonyms:
   charge, squawk, beef, kicking, cunt, rush, beef cattle, bang, recoil, boeuf, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

5. kicknoun

   the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)

   "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick"

   Synonyms:
   charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

6. kick, kickingverb

   a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

   "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

   Synonyms:
   charge, squawk, beef, kicking, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

7. kickverb

   drive or propel with the foot

   Synonyms:
   recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound off

8. kickverb

   thrash about or strike out with the feet

   Synonyms:
   recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound off

9. kickverb

   strike with the foot

   "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"

   Synonyms:
   recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound off

10. kickverb

    kick a leg up

    Synonyms:
    recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound off

11. kick back, recoil, kickverb

    spring back, as from a forceful thrust

    "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

    Synonyms:
    rebound, sound off, kick back, quail, spring, flinch, funk, plain, squinch, ricochet, cringe, give up, bounce, backlash, kvetch, wince, quetch, recoil, backfire, resile, complain, reverberate, take a hop, shrink, bound

12. kick, give upverb

    stop consuming

    "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"

    Synonyms:
    spare, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, resign, forgo, throw in, kvetch, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, quetch, dispense with, recoil, give up, stop, sound off, relinquish, throw in the towel, plain, deliver, renounce, cease, chuck up the sponge, complain, discontinue, kick back, drop out, free, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, cede

13. kickverb

    make a goal

    "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

    Synonyms:
    recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, complain, kick back, sound off

14. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetchverb

    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

    "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

    Synonyms:
    recoil, plain, kvetch, quetch, give up, strike up, kick back, animadvert, complain, speak out, sound off, opine, speak up

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Dance
   • Excitement
   • Football
   • Forgo
   • Hit
   • Movement
   • Objection
   • Propel
   • Score
   • Sport
   • Stimulation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kicknoun

   Synonyms:
   kicking, opposition

2. kickverb

   Synonyms:
   spurn, calcitrate, recalcitrate, winch, resist, oppose, recoil

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "kick":

   lower, socket, whoop, bottom

Suggested Resources

1. kick

   Song lyrics by kick -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kick on the Lyrics.com website.

2. KICK

   What does KICK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KICK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce kick?

How to say kick in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use kick in a sentence?

1. Sharon Lewin:

   This trial clearly demonstrates that disulfiram is not toxic and is safe to use, and could quite possibly be the game changer we need, the dosage of disulfiram we used provided more of a tickle than a kick to the virus, but this could be enough. Even though the drug was only given for three days, we saw a clear increase in (the) virus in (the) plasma, which was very encouraging.

2. Gemma Jamison:

   I couldn't believe it— I had no memory of giving birth— it was all so surreal. I felt robbed of the experience of pregnancy as I hadn't even felt our baby kick.

3. Adam Slack:

   If I talk about it a little bit too long, it'll bring tears to your eyes. ... The wind was still going. Power lines, there was a couple gas leaks. People everywhere. It looked like a mound of ants when you kick it over. Everybody is trying to help,( trying) to get in and get people out safely.

4. Sports Illustrated:

   Oh my God, it’s amazing, every single year I’m so humbled to be included in such a huge publication. And every year they just outdo themselves. MJ Day, the editor, understands the need for diversity in media. She was really the one who made the decision many years back to include Ashley Graham on the cover and kick off this movement.

5. Denise Katz-Prober:

   Recently just last year at Tufts University, [Students for Justice in Palestine] led a similar campaign of intimidation against a Zionist Jewish student there in an attempt to kick him out of student government.