Synonyms of kick off

kick off 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to begin

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

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• set about
• get off
• strike (into)
• get going
• open
• found
• lead off
• enter (into or upon)
• get to
• launch
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• initiate
• generate
• get around (to)
• originate
• take up
• adopt
• organize
• get down (to)
• establish
• invent
• pioneer
• institute
• take on
• inaugurate
• set up
• innovate
• get round (to)
• father
• spawn
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• complete
• discontinue
• quit
• halt
• lay off
• close
• leave
• knock off
• abandon
• desist
• destroy
• abolish
• forsake
• extinguish
• phase out
• exterminate
• demolish

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• pass (on)
• pass away
• perish
• check out
• buy it
• step out
• kick in
• depart
• pop off
• succumb
• peg out
• end
• demise
• disappear
• exit
• go
• expire
• snuff it
• part
• kick the bucket
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• fade
• drop
• decease
• conk (out)
• croak
• flatline
• dry up
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• be
• revive
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

kickoff

2 of 2

noun

ˈkik-ˌȯf 

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

a political cycle in which an election marks not only the end of one campaign but also the kickoff for the next one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• start
• commencement
• onset
• inception
• launch
• alpha
• baseline
• genesis
• dawn
• outset
• morning
• threshold
• inauguration
• birth
• initiation
• day one
• infancy
• nascence
• origination
• arrival
• nascency
• founding
• get-go
• spring
• incipience
• incipiency
• opening
• origin
• debut
• drawing board
• creation
• emergence
• first base
• ground zero
• institution
• dawning
• advent
• cradle
• fountain
• well
• childhood
• appearance
• source
• germ
• square one
• root
• youth
• seedbed
• fountainhead
• wellspring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• closing
• termination
• finish
• closure
• stop
• cessation
• finale
• omega
• windup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick off

Verb

The world premiere on Sunday – in the presence of Illumination boss Chris Meledandri and director Pierre Coffin, who is also the origin of the minions’ unintelligible chatter – kicks off one of the biggest Annecy Film Festival’s yet. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Ready on to shop our pet picks on sale at Amazon now, and check back next week for even more deals when the big sale kicks off June 23-26. —Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 19 June 2026

Noun

Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler was at the game and helped amp up the crowd on the giant video boards before kickoff. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

Compared with Iran’s first match last week, the atmosphere surrounding Sunday’s kickoff featured fewer demonstrations outside the stadium against Iran’s government. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 June 2026