Synonyms of kicked around

kicked around

verb

past tense of kick around

1

as in contemplated

to give serious and careful thought to

the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplated
• considered
• entertained
• pondered
• debated
• studied
• questioned
• looked at
• chewed on
• wrestled (with)
• thought (about or over)
• explored
• eyed
• weighed
• chewed over
• mulled (over)
• reviewed
• perpended
• analyzed
• pored (over)
• deliberated
• ruminated
• reflected (on or upon)
• meditated
• revolved
• beat one's brains out (about)
• mused (upon)
• cogitated
• turned
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• fixated (on or upon)
• digested
• obsessed (about or over)
• fretted (about or over)
• speculated (about)
• brooded (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• drank (in)
• reasoned
• reminisced
• concluded
• believed
• absorbed
• conceived
• opined
• assimilated
• second-guessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• rejected
• dismissed
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

2

as in played

to spend time in aimless activity

I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• fiddled (around)
• fooled around
• puttered (around)
• goofed (around)
• messed around
• pottered (around)
• hung about
• monkeyed (around)
• doodled
• fribbled
• trifled
• hung (around or out)
• horsed around
• clowned (around)
• lounged
• idled
• loafed
• dawdled
• diddled (with)
• dillydallied
• tinkered
• lolled
• dallied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set (to)
• settled (down)
• buckled (down)
• knuckled down

3

as in hacked (around)

to spend time doing nothing

spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hacked (around)
• kicked back
• hung (around or out)
• killed time
• hung about
• goofed (off)
• lazied
• relaxed
• vegged out
• chilled
• dillydallied
• bummed
• rested
• idled
• played
• lounged
• loafed
• footled
• dawdled
• lazed
• fiddled (around)
• twiddled one's thumbs
• strolled
• poked
• droned
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• messed
• lolled
• mucked
• lingered
• dallied
• estivated
• fooled
• monkeyed
• trifled
• piddled
• truanted
• sauntered
• hibernated
• loitered
• dozed
• lagged
• ambled
• moseyed
• swanned
• goldbricked
• malingered
• tarried
• furloughed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ground
• worked
• labored
• plowed
• pegged
• plugged
• hustled
• toiled
• sweat
• humped
• applied
• buckled (down)
• slaved
• plodded
• put out
• moiled
• grubbed
• travailed
• exerted
• drudged

4

as in roamed

to move about from place to place aimlessly

after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roamed
• wandered
• knocked (about)
• strolled
• drifted
• cruised
• floated
• ranged
• meandered
• gadded (about)
• roved
• traipsed
• batted
• sauntered
• rambled
• maundered
• gallivanted
• ambled
• mooched
• milled (about or around)
• hoboed
• dawdled
• moped
• vagabonded
• strayed
• straggled
• tramped

5

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• bullied
• messed over
• tortured
• injured
• mistreated
• misused
• violated
• took apart
• hurt
• manhandled
• oppressed
• brutalized
• worked (over)
• mishandled
• maltreated
• persecuted
• ill-treated
• ill-used
• harassed
• beat (up)
• outraged
• tormented
• molested
• harmed
• victimized
• wronged
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)
• burned
• sandbagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cared (for)
• fostered
• cherished
• nurtured
• favored
• catered (to)
• gratified
• indulged
• spoiled
• pampered
• coddled
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicked around

Every single night, through that winter, spring and summer, Caldwell and Rothstein kicked around potential game situations and ideas for how to approach them. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026

No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Fans draped themselves in Haitian flags and danced to upbeat compas music while children kicked around soccer balls at the small meet-and-greet. — CBS News, 30 May 2026

People were kicked around in the pit, pancaked at the front of the stage, and the crowd surfing had a 90% fail rate. — Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

The bestselling novelist specializes in women who have been kicked around by life. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

One of the ideas that has been kicked around is putting the playoff event in larger cities and more historic venues. — Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026

One of the things that have been kicked around is a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026