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

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

While the matches drew protests against the Iranian regime, including some booing both times the national anthem was played before kickoffs, the crowds heavily favored and cheered loudly for the Iranian team. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

Next month marks the one-year countdown to the Birmingham edition of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, and the couple has attended Invictus kickoffs together previously. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Incoom, a special teams ace, will be a primary member of the coverage teams on punts and kickoffs. — Mike Kaye june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026

Fans who like Saturday games and dislike nighttime kickoffs should be quite pleased. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026

Those include the creation of the Sunday Night Soccer package, the allowance of more daytime kickoffs in colder-weather markets, and most recently the erasure of the MLS Season Pass package in favor of making the entire match inventory available for all Apple TV+ subscribers. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026