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)
• lazy
• hang about
• hack (around)
• lounge
• bum
• rest
• play
• relax
• kick around
• idle
• chill
• loaf
• stroll
• footle
• poke
• dawdle
• laze
• twiddle one's thumbs
• drone
• muck
• estivate
• fiddle (around)
• loll
• dillydally
• mess
• putter (around)
• linger
• potter (around)
• dally
• fool
• monkey
• trifle
• hibernate
• piddle
• doze
• saunter
• lag
• 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

In addition, shady pergolas, dining tables, and ample seating make the private outdoor areas the perfect spot to kick back by day and stargaze after nightfall. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Here’s an outdoor lounge chair that naturally supports kicking back with a matching ottoman. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

Noun

Admission to the kickback is free, and online registration is available. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

More recently, Flynn criticized Councilor Sharon Durkan for suggesting last month that pulling back Council raises would lead to more corruption on the body like the recent federal bust of ex-Councilor Fernandes Anderson for a $7,000 kickback scheme. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 June 2026