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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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