Synonyms of kicks back

kicks back

verb

present tense third-person singular of kick back

1

as in rests

to refrain from labor or exertion

I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rests
• relaxes
• basks
• hangs around
• reposes
• lounges
• hangs about
• slacks (off)
• hangs
• goldbricks
• lolls
• bums
• loafs
• idles
• vegges out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• struggles
• pegs (away)
• strives
• plows
• labors
• plugs
• toils
• works out
• hustles
• humps
• plods
• sweats
• strains
• grubs
• slogs
• exercises
• moils
• travails
• drudges

2

as in kills time

to spend time doing nothing

a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills time
• hangs (around or out)
• goofs (off)
• hangs about
• hacks (around)
• dillydallies
• plays
• rests
• kicks around
• bums
• lounges
• lazes
• footles
• loafs
• chills
• idles
• relaxes
• twiddles one's thumbs
• strolls
• pokes
• dawdles
• lazies
• drones
• fiddles (around)
• vegges out
• lolls
• estivates
• putters (around)
• messes
• potters (around)
• mucks
• lingers
• dallies
• fools
• monkeys
• hibernates
• lags
• piddles
• dozes
• trifles
• saunters
• goldbricks
• loiters
• ambles
• moseys
• swans
• tarries
• furloughs
• malingers
• truants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• plows
• labors
• plugs
• toils
• grinds
• pegs
• buckles (down)
• hustles
• humps
• plods
• sweats
• applies
• grubs
• moils
• puts out
• travails
• exerts
• drudges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicks back

Well … that’s where my skepticism kicks back in. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

With their mandatory minicamp wrapping up on Thursday, the Chicago Bears get some time to rest before offseason programming kicks back into gear. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Today is the last day before Georgia’s gas tax kicks back in. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 2 June 2026

But once that stupendous on-screen chemistry between co-stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen kicks back in, the old magic shines through, strong as ever, giving us a fitting end to this beloved comic saga. — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

The light chance of showers kicks back in Tuesday night as skies turn cloudy and remains into early Wednesday, forecasts show. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026

That’s because if a patient can’t pay or an insurer kicks back a claim, a small practice in a rural area can be on the hook for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026

Kutsenko, 31, steps outside into the freezing night, switches on a large rectangular generator and the power kicks back in. — Kamila Hrabchuk, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026