Synonyms of kick in

kick in

verb

1

as in to contribute

to make a donation as part of a group effort

if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contribute
• donate
• chip in
• pitch in
• present
• provide
• bestow
• dole (out)
• award
• afford
• confer
• furnish
• give
• endow

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• pass (on)
• fall
• perish
• buy it
• check out
• pass away
• succumb
• step out
• kick off
• go
• expire
• depart
• end
• snuff it
• disappear
• exit
• demise
• kick the bucket
• pop off
• bite the dust
• peg out
• part
• give up the ghost
• fade
• conk (out)
• drop
• croak
• decease
• dry up
• flatline
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come to
• live
• breathe
• be
• revive
• exist
• thrive
• flourish
• linger
• subsist
• prosper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick in

In fact, all my attempts to conform to Apple’s requirements for the new Screen Time have taken a while to kick in. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Mobile messaging relies on push notifications, driving rapid, instinctive responses before an employee’s critical thinking kicks in. — Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The states’ share of costs slated to kick in as of October 2027 is based on the error rates in the fiscal year that ended in September 2026. — Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

After being idle on the throttle and letting the car slow, as is the norm on a formation lap, the software bug prevented the electrical power from kicking in. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026