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 motion kicked mud, sand and the region’s famous delectable Manila clams into her net. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 In the end, the Kindergarten Cop star decided not to press charges against the man who kicked him. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 The girl’s eyes were rolled back, her head kicked helplessly by waves. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 So instead, legislators kicked the can down the road, extending the deadline to 2028, a red flag for election skeptics. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Digne missed the ball entirely and kicked Yamal in the leg, leading to the penalty. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 After a horse kicked and injured his paw, Smoke limped to a nearby drugstore for help before heading back to the firehouse. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Earnings season has kicked into high gear, and companies such as GE Vernova , Lam Research and United Airlines are poised to deliver positive profit surprises, according to Morgan Stanley. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026 Lowering the bar to entry Powar kicked the conversation off by explaining that AI is making advanced cyber capabilities available to far more people than ever before. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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Soon, some employees complained that creating large language models was much different from creating hardware, per Bloomberg, believing Musk didn’t understand AI.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
The exploit, which multiple researchers say works, is sending Microsoft scrambling, yet again, to patch a zero-day released by an anonymous researcher who has complained about the software maker’s handling of their bug reports.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of complained

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The ruling allowed for naturists to take over areas of the beach and move along when other beachgoers objected to it.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Kenney and co-counsel Sheryl Leung objected to the request, calling it prior restraint on speech and arguing that the prosecution has not said anything publicly that could be seen as prejudicing potential jurors.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of objected

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One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
There was no pomp and circumstance by Haaland, though his teammates screamed and jumped on his back.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of screamed

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Last year during Operation Charlotte’s Web, people protested multiple times throughout the operation, including the prominent November 21 protest at Manolo’s Bakery on Central Avenue.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
That America that didn’t want to know, that almost protested too much, that genuinely hated it.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026