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Synonyms & Antonyms of kick
(Entry 1 of 2)
- he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion
Synonyms for kick
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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- fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially
Synonyms for kick
Words Related to kick
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- keen,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
Phrases Synonymous with kick
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kick
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of kick (Entry 2 of 2)
- I get a kick out of downhill skiing
Synonyms for kick
- bang,
- boot,
- charge,
- exhilaration,
- frisson,
- jollies,
- rush,
- thrill,
- titillation,
- wallop
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- it was a kick for the parents to see their once-shy son star in a Broadway play
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- nowadays there seem to be few words in the dictionary that do not raise a kick from one person or another
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- I felt a kick in my hands as the jackhammer came roaring to life
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“Kick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of kick was in the 14th century
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