Synonyms of kickoffs

kickoffs

noun

plural of kickoff

as in starts

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

• starts
• commencements
• inceptions
• beginnings
• onsets
• launches
• alphas
• baselines
• births
• thresholds
• inaugurations
• originations
• outsets
• mornings
• day ones
• geneses
• incipiencies
• nascencies
• incipiences
• infancies
• drawing boards
• dawns
• nascences
• initiations
• get-goes
• first bases
• arrivals
• origins
• germs
• ground zeros
• wells
• institutions
• openings
• fountains
• square ones
• emergences
• childhoods
• appearances
• debuts
• springs
• seedbeds
• cradles
• roots
• sources
• creations
• advents
• youths
• fountainheads
• wellsprings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conclusions
• endings
• ends
• periods
• completions
• closes
• stops
• terminations
• closings
• finishes
• closures
• finales
• cessations
• omegas
• windups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kickoffs

Beck raved about his kickoffs, saying Parish’s poor field position was a major factor; all six went into the end zone. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026

His first four kickoffs went to the goal line, the end zone (touchback), the 4-yard line, and the 1-yard line. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder makes booming kickoffs, was 50 of 51 on PATs last season and made seven field goals. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Entering camp, Olsen had seemed the front-runner to take most field goals, and Weinberg — who has the stronger leg — seemed the front-runner for long field goals and kickoffs. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Feely was the Jets’ starting place kicker — responsible for field goals, extra point kicks and kickoffs — in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026

One of the major discussion points throughout this tournament – especially in Europe – has been about game times with many kickoffs coming late for the US East Coast or overnight for Europeans. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Along with the hydration breaks, more evening kickoffs were scheduled in the hottest host cities to take advantage of cooler nighttime temperatures. — Carlos Roa, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026