Synonyms of kicked off

kicked off

verb

past tense of kick off

1

as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• commenced
• started
• fell (to)
• opened
• entered (into or upon)
• set about
• got off
• embarked (on or upon)
• launched
• struck (into)
• got to
• led off
• got going
• created
• initiated
• generated
• organized
• adopted
• originated
• established
• invented
• founded
• inaugurated
• set up
• instituted
• spawned
• took on
• got around (to)
• pioneered
• took up
• got down (to)
• innovated
• got round (to)
• embraced
• fathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• ended
• concluded
• laid off
• terminated
• stopped
• ceased
• completed
• discontinued
• halted
• closed
• left
• quit
• knocked off
• abandoned
• destroyed
• desisted
• abolished
• extinguished
• demolished
• phased out
• forsook
• exterminated

2

as in died

slang to stop living

surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• passed (on)
• passed away
• checked out
• perished
• stepped out
• kicked in
• succumbed
• popped off
• departed
• expired
• bought it
• deceased
• disappeared
• ended
• pegged out
• exited
• went
• kicked the bucket
• snuffed it
• conked (out)
• faded
• demised
• parted
• dropped
• gave up the ghost
• bit the dust
• croaked
• dried up
• flatlined
• failed
• consumed
• predeceased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• came to
• breathed
• revived
• was
• lingered
• existed
• flourished
• prospered
• subsisted
• thrived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicked off

Rupert’s Season 4 story arc kicked off in episode 8 when he was suspected of secretly buying AFC Richmond shares in an attempt to regain control over the football club from his ex-wife Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Having kicked off Paris Fashion Week with a seventh anniversary installation by artist Ari Marcopoulos, Phileo Landowski introduced a spring collection that pushed further into the volume exploration at the heart of his label. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Pittsburgh kicked off its 2026-27 campaign last week with a 7-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman and the cast of Elsinore have officially kicked off the 2026 BFI London Film Festival, and the opener couldn’t have been more fitting. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Filming on the show’s third season kicked off in late September, and production is expected to last for a few months. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

That happened when Aventura kicked off their Inmortal tour in Los Angeles in 2020, when Romeo Santos, Lenny Santos, Henry Santos and Max Agende Santos challenged a member of the crowd. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026

Many maisons returned from the summer break and kicked off fall by rolling out fresh pieces. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026