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kicking - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit with foot |
| Synonyms: | boot, jolt, punt, calcitrate, dropkick, give the foot |
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | carp, combat, condemn, criticize, curse, damn, except, execrate, expostulate, fight, fuss, gripe, grumble, inveigh, mumble, object, oppose, protest, rebel, remonstrate, repine, resist, spurn, wail, whine, withstand, anathematize |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | quit a habit |
| Synonyms: | abandon, desist, leave off, stop, give up, go cold turkey |
| Antonyms: | take up |
| Main Entry: | disgruntled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhappy; critical |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, grouchy, grumpy, irritable, irritated, malcontent, peeved, peevish, petulant, put out, sulky, sullen, testy, bad tempered, bellyaching, crabbing, griping, grousing, kicking, kvetching, malcontented, uncontent, ungratified, vexed |
| Antonyms: | contented, happy, pleased, satisfied, uncritical |
| Main Entry: | drop kick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | method of kicking ball |
| Synonyms: | place kick, punt, calcitration, kicking |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, get*, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab*, nail*, net*, nick*, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, round up*, roust*, run in*, secure*, seize*, sidetrack*, snag*, tab*, tag*, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
| Synonyms: | advance, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean*, beat, beset, besiege, blast, blister, bombard, boot*, brain*, bust, charge, clip, clock*, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, molest, mug, overwhelm, punch, raid, rush, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, turn on, wallop*, aggress, biff, boff, bop, chop down, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup*, lay siege to, light into*, pounce upon, set upon, take the offensive, whop |
| Antonyms: | aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heal, ease bad situation |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, ameliorate, attend, better, cold turkey*, correct, doctor, dose, dress, help, improve, kick, mend, nurse, palliate, rectify, redress, rehabilitate, relieve, remedy, repair, restore, right, shake, treat, dry out, kick the habit, make better, make healthy, make whole, medicate, minister to, quit cold, restore to health, sweat it out |
| Antonyms: | depress, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move or urge on |
| Synonyms: | actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze*, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog*, egg on*, encourage, force, goad, harass, hasten, herd, hound*, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, railroad*, ride herd on*, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spur, stimulate, worry, act upon, goose*, lean on, put up to, spirit up, steamroll, work on |
| Antonyms: | check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon; ignore |
| Synonyms: | abort, break with, call off, cancel, cast off, cease, desert, discontinue, dismiss, disown, ditch*, divorce, eighty-six*, end, forfeit, forsake, interrupt, jilt, kick*, leave, lose, quit, reject, relinquish, remit, renounce, repudiate, resign, sacrifice, scratch*, scrub*, separate, shake, stop, terminate, throw over, wipe out*, write off*, adios, be alienated from, dust off*, forget about, give up, have done with, part from, part with, wash out*, waste one |
| Antonyms: | continue, do, mount, pursue, take up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get along in life |
| Synonyms: | consist, dwell, endure, get by*, go on, kick*, lie, live, reside, subsist, survive, eke out a living, inhere, make it, stay alive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache*, carp, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch*, grouse, kick, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel*, squawk*, whine, find fault, kvetch |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strike |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, blitz, box*, brain*, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff*, dab, ding*, flail, flog, hammer*, hook, jab, kick, knock, knock out, lace, lambaste, lather, lob, nail*, pellet, pelt, pop, pound, punch, rap, slap, smack, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, wallop, whack*, KO, flax, give a black eye, knock around, larrup, let fly, let have it, percuss, ride roughshod, uppercut, whang |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause physical pain; experience pain |
| Synonyms: | abuse, ache, afflict, ail, belt, bite, blemish, bruise, burn, cramp, cut, cut up, damage, disable, flail, flog, harm, impair, injure, kick, lacerate, lash, maltreat, mar, maul, mess up, nip, pierce, pinch, pommel, prick, pummel, punch, puncture, punish, rough up, shake up, slap, slug, smart, spank, spoil, squeeze, stab, sting, tear, throb, torment, torture, total, trouble, wax, whack, whip, wing, wound, wring, be sore, be tender, do violence, wrack up |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, assuage, cure, heal, help, relieve, remedy, soothe |
| Main Entry: | impact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit with force |
| Synonyms: | clash, collide, crack up, crash, crush, jolt, kick, register, smash, strike, bang into, smash up, wrack up |
| Main Entry: | inveigh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blame, denounce |
| Synonyms: | admonish, berate, blast, castigate, censure, condemn, crack down on, except, expostulate, go after, have at*, jump down one's throat, kick, lambaste, lay into, lay out, let have it, object, protest, rail, read out, recriminate, remonstrate, reproach, rip into, roast, scold, scorch, sound off, tongue-lash, trash*, upbraid, vituperate, work over |
| Antonyms: | flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | object |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, argue against |
| Synonyms: | balk, challenge, complain, criticize, cross, demur, deprecate, disapprove, disavow, discountenance, dispute, dissent, except, expostulate, frown, gripe, grouse, inveigh, kick*, oppose, protest, rail, rant, rave, remonstrate, spurn, squawk*, storm, take on, tangle*, be displeased, crab, discommend, disesteem, go-one-on-one, make a stink, mix it up with, raise objection, sound off, take exception |
| Antonyms: | accept, agree, concur, consent, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, transfer |
| Synonyms: | buck, convey, deliver, exchange, hand, hand over, kick, reach, relinquish, send, shoot, throw, transmit, let have |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | protest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain, disapprove; argue against |
| Synonyms: | affirm, assert, asseverate, attest, avow, blast*, buck, combat, contend, declare, demonstrate, demur, disagree, except, expostulate, fight, holler, howl, insist, kick*, maintain, object, oppose, predicate, profess, rebel, remonstrate, resist, revolt, squawk*, testify, thumbs down, avouch, back-talk, be against, be displeased by, constate, cry out, inveigh against, make a stink, put up a fight, say no, sound off, take exception |
| Antonyms: | accept, approve, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recoil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shrink away |
| Synonyms: | backfire, balk, blanch, blink, carom, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, duck, falter, flinch, hesitate, jerk, kick, quail, quake, react, rebound, reel, shake, shirk, shrink, shudder, spring, start, stick, swerve, tremble, waver, wince, withdraw, blench, pull back, resile, shy away, step back, stickle, turn away |
| Antonyms: | face, meet |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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