KICKED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

kicked

verb

past tense of kick

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion

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as in objected

to present an opposing opinion or argument fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially

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Recent Examples of kicked The ball got batted out to Arellano, who kicked the ball on the ground and into the goal. —

Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 The suspect, believed to be a 19-year-old male, was also jumped by 10 people where he was punched, kicked, and pistol-whipped. —

Patrick Damp, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 According to previous Idaho Statesman reporting, prosecutor Cameron Haylett said during court proceedings that the victim was zip-tied, kicked and tased. —

Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 Nebraska was trailing Miami 31-17, scored a touchdown, kicked the extra point, then scored again and Tom Osborne went for 2 and the win, because there was no overtime. —

Seth Emerson, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Fuller had never kicked a football. —

Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026 San Francisco kicked a field goal, but the Chiefs had time to drive for a field goal of their own to force overtime. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 However, officials warned of low power generation and said some circuits that crews had reconnected were kicked offline again. —

Arkansas Online, 4 Mar. 2026 Dragons half Kyle Flanagan kicked a penalty goal in the final minutes of regulation to tie the game and force extra time. —

ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026

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For years, people who lived just outside the urban center of Boca Raton complained to each other about the massive new buildings going up all around Palmetto Park Boulevard and Mizner Park, but these conversations always ended with the same sense of helplessness.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
By 2015, the big three credit bureaus had become the most complained about firms in the agency’s complaint system.

— Joel Jacobs, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026