Synonyms of kick off

kick off 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• set about
• get off
• strike (into)
• get going
• open
• found
• lead off
• enter (into or upon)
• get to
• launch
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• initiate
• generate
• get around (to)
• originate
• take up
• adopt
• organize
• get down (to)
• establish
• invent
• pioneer
• institute
• take on
• inaugurate
• set up
• innovate
• get round (to)
• father
• spawn
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• complete
• discontinue
• quit
• halt
• lay off
• close
• leave
• knock off
• abandon
• desist
• destroy
• abolish
• forsake
• extinguish
• phase out
• exterminate
• demolish

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• pass (on)
• pass away
• perish
• check out
• buy it
• step out
• kick in
• depart
• pop off
• succumb
• peg out
• end
• demise
• disappear
• exit
• go
• expire
• snuff it
• part
• kick the bucket
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• fade
• drop
• decease
• conk (out)
• croak
• flatline
• dry up
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• be
• revive
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

kickoff

2 of 2

noun

ˈkik-ˌȯf 

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

a political cycle in which an election marks not only the end of one campaign but also the kickoff for the next one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• start
• commencement
• onset
• inception
• launch
• alpha
• baseline
• genesis
• dawn
• outset
• morning
• threshold
• inauguration
• birth
• initiation
• day one
• infancy
• nascence
• origination
• arrival
• nascency
• founding
• get-go
• spring
• incipience
• incipiency
• opening
• origin
• debut
• drawing board
• creation
• emergence
• first base
• ground zero
• institution
• dawning
• advent
• cradle
• fountain
• well
• childhood
• appearance
• source
• germ
• square one
• root
• youth
• seedbed
• fountainhead
• wellspring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• closing
• termination
• finish
• closure
• stop
• cessation
• finale
• omega
• windup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick off

Verb

Once the fourth quarter kicked off, the Eagles closed with authority. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

The tour kicks off in Phoenix at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre and wraps in Chula Vista, California, at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026

Noun

While the World Cup games will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, several World Cup kickoff events and celebrations will be held in New York, officials said. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

Punt and kickoff return Former running back Malik Sherrod was the Broncos’ main return man in 2025, but the sixth-year transfer failed to make much of an impact. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026