Synonyms of kicking off

kicking off

verb

present participle of kick off

1

as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• falling (to)
• commencing
• starting
• entering (into or upon)
• striking (into)
• embarking (on or upon)
• getting off
• opening
• getting to
• leading off
• launching
• setting about
• getting going
• creating
• taking up
• taking on
• generating
• originating
• initiating
• organizing
• adopting
• establishing
• setting up
• inventing
• getting around (to)
• founding
• inaugurating
• getting down (to)
• spawning
• pioneering
• getting round (to)
• innovating
• instituting
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• finishing
• laying off
• concluding
• terminating
• stopping
• closing
• completing
• halting
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• knocking off
• leaving
• quitting
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• desisting
• forsaking
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing

2

as in dying

slang to stop living

surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dying
• passing (on)
• falling
• checking out
• passing away
• stepping out
• buying it
• perishing
• kicking in
• popping off
• pegging out
• succumbing
• departing
• snuffing it
• ending
• kicking the bucket
• giving up the ghost
• exiting
• expiring
• biting the dust
• conking (out)
• disappearing
• going
• parting
• fading
• dropping
• croaking
• demising
• drying up
• deceasing
• flatlining
• failing
• consuming
• predeceasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming to
• living
• breathing
• existing
• being
• lingering
• reviving
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicking off

The latest adaptation of the action video game series is uppercutting its way into theaters, kicking off the summer blockbuster season with a flurry of powerful punches. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026

Paul Simon is just days away from kicking off an extensive world tour in Prague that will keep him on the road until mid-July. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026

But Foster scored seven straight points for Duke from there, kicking off the Blue Devils’ comeback. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026

Dolly Parton delivered a candid health update while kicking off the 2026 season at Dollywood, revealing grief took a physical toll after the death of her husband of nearly six decades, Carl Dean. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026

Benny Blanco is kicking off his shoes to silence his dirty feet critics. —Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

For the second time in as many years, the Colorado Rapids are kicking off a new era in Commerce City. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026

After a long day of travel, checking in to your hotel room and kicking off your shoes might feel like just the thing to finally put you in vacation mode. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026

Smaller streamers would likely have to consolidate just to keep up, kicking off a snowball effect in the market. —Hal Singer, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026