KICK AROUND Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

kick around

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as in to debate

to give serious and careful thought to the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office

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as in to play

to spend time in aimless activity I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions

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as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall

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as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home

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as in to abuse

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around

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Recent Examples of kick around That bill's kicked around on the House's calendar for a few weeks now. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 Although the likes of the Go Go’s and the Cars are present at times, the soundtrack as a whole seems too staid to provide a backdrop for ’80s kids kicking around in the heyday of punk. —

Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 Both tracks — which had been kicking around since the Chinese Democracy sessions and were demoed even earlier — were finally released in December 2025 to coincide with GNR’s 2026 tour announcement. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026 People were kicked around in the pit, pancaked at the front of the stage, and the crowd surfing had a 90% fail rate. —

Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kick around

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There’s no debating that Arri Romero is one of the best pitchers in Southern California.

— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
That’s because language and sequencing is everything; every last word will be parsed and debated; every connection between one element and another scrutinized.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026