Synonyms of kick back

kick back 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to relax

to refrain from labor or exertion

I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relax
• rest
• bask
• lounge
• hang around
• repose
• hang
• hang about
• loll
• bum
• slack (off)
• veg out
• idle
• loaf
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• slave
• struggle
• strive
• labor
• plow
• plug
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• hustle
• work out
• plod
• exercise
• peg (away)
• hump
• grub
• travail
• slog
• drudge
• moil

2

as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing

a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kill time
• veg out
• goof (off)
• hang (around or out)
• hang about
• lazy
• hack (around)
• bum
• lounge
• relax
• rest
• play
• kick around
• idle
• loaf
• chill
• footle
• stroll
• dawdle
• laze
• poke
• twiddle one's thumbs
• drone
• estivate
• fiddle (around)
• loll
• dillydally
• muck
• mess
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• linger
• dally
• fool
• monkey
• trifle
• hibernate
• piddle
• doze
• lag
• saunter
• loiter
• amble
• swan
• mosey
• tarry
• malinger
• goldbrick
• truant
• furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• slave
• labor
• plow
• plug
• grind
• toil
• sweat
• hustle
• apply
• buckle (down)
• plod
• put out
• hump
• grub
• peg
• exert
• travail
• drudge
• moil

kickback

2 of 2

noun

1

as in backlash

Related Words

• backlash
• reaction
• response
• recoil
• answer
• reflex
• rebound
• reply
• take
• revulsion
• rise
• counterreaction
• counterresponse

Dissimilar Words

• action
• effect
• behavior
• cause

2

as in rebate

Related Words

• rebate
• discount
• reduction
• giveback
• deduction
• abatement
• depreciation
• dent
• diminution
• decrement
• drop
• forfeiture
• loss
• penalty
• decline
• fall
• diminishment
• forfeit

Dissimilar Words

• addition
• increase
• gain
• rise
• increment
• accession
• appreciation
• boost
• raise
• augmentation
• accrual
• accretion

3

as in payoff

Related Words

• payoff
• bribe
• incentive
• stimulation
• stimulus
• inducement
• baksheesh
• sop
• motivation
• backhander
• slush fund
• fix
• encouragement
• spur
• provocation
• incitement
• instigation
• boost
• seduction
• boodle
• temptation
• goad
• enticement
• bait
• turn-on
• flattery
• cumshaw
• lure
• decoy
• snare
• allurement
• persuasion
• trap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick back

Verb

No, gaming's not the first or even the second target for these machines, but plenty of demanding users will want to kick back with their machines now and then. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026

Under current rules, decisions from either the City Council or Planning Department can get kicked back and forth indefinitely. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Noun

The country must therefore eliminate schemes, such as a kickback scheme at the state nuclear operator exposed in November 2025, that are unrelated to defense spending but capable of triggering major corruption scandals. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Davenport the authorized the school to pay the invoices and in return would receive a kickback, according to the news release. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2026