Synonyms of kick in

kick in

verb

1

as in to contribute

to make a donation as part of a group effort

if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contribute
• donate
• chip in
• pitch in
• present
• provide
• bestow
• dole (out)
• award
• afford
• confer
• furnish
• give
• endow

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick in

Second baseman Luis Arraez went 3-for-4 after missing Sunday’s game after being kicked in his right hand, his sixth multi-hit game of the season. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026

He was kicked in the head and his shoulder and arm were injured. —Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Pulling them now also means your plants won’t have to compete for water and nutrients once the heat kicks in. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026

Pulling them now also means your plants won’t have to compete for water and nutrients once the heat kicks in. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026