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 Mevis kicked two field goals against the Chiefs and two against the Saints. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Southern Illinois Stephen Green kicked field goals of 31, 47 and 50 yards but missed from 41. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Stone spent his four years at Texas serving primarily as the Longhorns’ kickoff specialist and hasn’t kicked a field goal in college. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Davis runs through the details, starting with the fight at the MGM Grand where his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was kicked on the ground by the Death Row crew, including Shakur and Knight, who was the CEO of Death Row Records at the time. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 For Jose Mourinho, the haircut was intended to have an effect before a ball had even been kicked. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The game was scoreless for more than 59 minutes before Jeff Reed kicked the winning field goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Foot Locker’s Crenshaw Rec store in Los Angeles officially opened its doors Saturday and kicked things off with a bang. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026 After the back-to-back-to-back incompletions — the second of which was off target to a wide-open Colston Loveland inside the 10 — Cairo Santos kicked a 45-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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The company previously tried removing artificial colors from Trix in 2015, but reversed course two years later after consumers complained about the cereal’s more muted appearance.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Detainees have long complained about harsh conditions, including faulty cooling and water systems.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of complained

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Prosecutors objected to the involuntary manslaughter instructions, as well as a defense request to include instructions about a Bowden charge, which lets the jury know the police investigation was not sufficient.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
But her mother objected to her art-making and would take away her art supplies.

— Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of objected

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Eaton Fire survivors also protested outside a reception Monday evening that Newsom hosted for legislators at the historic Governor’s Mansion.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The term was coined by Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni in the 1980s, referring to traders who protested huge deficits by selling off bonds to push yields higher.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of protested

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This was 1872, and the pious (and patronizing) commentators of the time muttered that Damien’s unvarnished personality was due to his simple farm upbringing in rural Belgium.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026