KICKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

kicking out

verb

Definition of kicking out next

present participle of kick out

as in dismissing

to drive or force out kicked out of the game for using bad language

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Recent Examples of kicking out The Football Association is toying with the idea of eliminating the draw used to determine late-stage matchups and kicking out the seventh tier completely. —

Emily Olsen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026 Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers, videos that emerged Wednesday show. —

Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 Pretti can then be seen kicking out the SUV’s taillight, causing one of the officers inside to jump out of the vehicle. —

Jessica Schladebeck, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026 Impressive as that is, though, forestalling a hostage situation is not really in her wheelhouse, and Nolan grabs Summerville’s gun, kicking out Elsbeth and Summerville while trapping the store’s staff and one customer. —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 In one case, an atom decays by kicking out a small fragment of itself that is made up of two protons and two neutrons. —

Kelling Donald, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 The final moments of the match featured the WWE Intercontinental Champion hitting the Three Amigos, with Styles kicking out of his pinfall attempt. —

Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 In fact, those judges often grant landlords possession of properties at the time that repayment deals are made — expediting the process of kicking out tenants who violate the agreements. —

Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025

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On this front, Hochul is correct to push for a reevaluation, and the lawmakers dismissing the idea out-of-hand should come up with viable alternatives for protecting New Yorkers from price shocks that are well out of their control.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Missé, of course, is upset about it, particularly because Margo brings up what Kimi said about the murder being drug related while dismissing it, which is the part that makes this discussion tricky.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026