Synonyms of kicked around

kicked around

verb

past tense of kick around

1

as in contemplated

to give serious and careful thought to

the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplated
• considered
• entertained
• pondered
• debated
• studied
• questioned
• looked at
• chewed on
• wrestled (with)
• thought (about or over)
• explored
• eyed
• weighed
• chewed over
• mulled (over)
• reviewed
• perpended
• analyzed
• pored (over)
• deliberated
• ruminated
• reflected (on or upon)
• meditated
• revolved
• beat one's brains out (about)
• mused (upon)
• cogitated
• turned
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• fixated (on or upon)
• digested
• obsessed (about or over)
• fretted (about or over)
• speculated (about)
• brooded (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• drank (in)
• reasoned
• reminisced
• concluded
• believed
• absorbed
• conceived
• opined
• assimilated
• second-guessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• rejected
• dismissed
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

2

as in played

to spend time in aimless activity

I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• fiddled (around)
• fooled around
• puttered (around)
• goofed (around)
• messed around
• pottered (around)
• hung about
• monkeyed (around)
• doodled
• fribbled
• trifled
• hung (around or out)
• horsed around
• clowned (around)
• lounged
• idled
• loafed
• dawdled
• diddled (with)
• dillydallied
• tinkered
• lolled
• dallied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set (to)
• settled (down)
• buckled (down)
• knuckled down

3

as in hacked (around)

to spend time doing nothing

spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hacked (around)
• kicked back
• hung (around or out)
• killed time
• hung about
• goofed (off)
• lazied
• relaxed
• vegged out
• chilled
• dillydallied
• bummed
• rested
• idled
• played
• lounged
• loafed
• footled
• dawdled
• lazed
• fiddled (around)
• twiddled one's thumbs
• strolled
• poked
• droned
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• messed
• lolled
• mucked
• lingered
• dallied
• estivated
• fooled
• monkeyed
• trifled
• piddled
• truanted
• sauntered
• hibernated
• loitered
• dozed
• lagged
• ambled
• moseyed
• swanned
• goldbricked
• malingered
• tarried
• furloughed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ground
• worked
• labored
• plowed
• pegged
• plugged
• hustled
• toiled
• sweat
• humped
• applied
• buckled (down)
• slaved
• plodded
• put out
• moiled
• grubbed
• travailed
• exerted
• drudged

4

as in roamed

to move about from place to place aimlessly

after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roamed
• wandered
• knocked (about)
• strolled
• drifted
• cruised
• floated
• ranged
• meandered
• gadded (about)
• roved
• traipsed
• batted
• sauntered
• rambled
• maundered
• gallivanted
• ambled
• mooched
• milled (about or around)
• hoboed
• dawdled
• moped
• vagabonded
• strayed
• straggled
• tramped

5

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon

children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abused
• bullied
• messed over
• tortured
• injured
• mistreated
• misused
• violated
• took apart
• hurt
• manhandled
• oppressed
• brutalized
• worked (over)
• mishandled
• maltreated
• persecuted
• ill-treated
• ill-used
• harassed
• beat (up)
• outraged
• tormented
• molested
• harmed
• victimized
• wronged
• roughed (up)
• messed (up)
• burned
• sandbagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cared (for)
• fostered
• cherished
• nurtured
• favored
• catered (to)
• gratified
• indulged
• spoiled
• pampered
• coddled
• humored
• babied
• mollycoddled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicked around

Since then, he’s kicked around with HAIM while turning one third of its Los Angelino triumvirate, Alana Haim, into a screen actress. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Every single night, through that winter, spring and summer, Caldwell and Rothstein kicked around potential game situations and ideas for how to approach them. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2026

No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Fans draped themselves in Haitian flags and danced to upbeat compas music while children kicked around soccer balls at the small meet-and-greet. — CBS News, 30 May 2026

People were kicked around in the pit, pancaked at the front of the stage, and the crowd surfing had a 90% fail rate. — Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

The bestselling novelist specializes in women who have been kicked around by life. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

One of the ideas that has been kicked around is putting the playoff event in larger cities and more historic venues. — Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026