kick off

The phrase “kick off” has 2 syllables: kick off

It's pronounced as /kɪk ɒf/

What is synonym and antonym for kick off?

In the thesaurus, “kick off” has 245 synonyms and 79 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kick off along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for kick off

acquaint
admit
adopt
advance
advent
air
alpha
announce
appear
appearance
arise
arrival
assume
baseline
be born
become involved in
begin
begin business
beginning
birth
bite the dust
bow
break in
break the ice
break the seal
bring forward
bring in
bring out
bring up
broach
bud
buy it
buy the farm
carry on
cease living
check out
childhood
come forth
come into being
come into existence
come out
come out with
come up with
commence
commencement
commission
consume
continue
convene
cradle
create
creation
croak
crop up
dawn
dawning
day one
debut
decease
dedicate
demise
depart
derive from
die
disappear
do the honors
drawing board
dream up
drop
dry up
emanate
embark
embark on
embark upon
embrace
emerge
emergence
end
engage in
enter
enter upon
espouse
establish
exit
expire
fade
fail
fall
familiarize
father
first base
fix up
flatline
follow through
found
founding
fountain
fountainhead
generate
genesis
germ
germinate
get ball rolling
get cracking
get feet wet
get going
get off
get show on road
get things rolling
get to
get under way
get-go
get-together
git-go
give introduction
give up the ghost
go
go on
ground zero
grow out of
happen
harbinger
herald
hit the ground running
inaugurate
inauguration
inception
incipience
incipiency
induct
infancy
initiate
initiation
innovate
install
instate
instigate
institute
institution
intro
introduce
invent
invest
issue forth
jump
jump into
kick in
kick the bucket
knock down
launch
lead into
lead off
make tick
make up
meet
moot
morning
nascence
nascency
occur
offer
onset
open
open up
opening
ordain
organize
origin
originate
origination
outset
part
pass away
pass on
pave the way
peg out
perish
pick up
pioneer
plan
pop off
precede
predecease
preface
present
proceed
proceed from
propose
push up daisies
put forward
raise the curtain
recommence
recommend
renew
reopen
restart
result from
resume
ring in
rise
root
sail
seedbed
send off
set
set about
set forth
set going
set in motion
set to
set up
set up shop
sit
snuff it
source
spawn
spring
spring with
sprout
square one
start
start ball rolling
start the ball rolling
stem from
step out
submit
succumb
suggest
tackle
take in
take off
take on
take up
tear into
tee off
threshold
trigger
undertake
unveil
usher
usher in
ventilate
well
wellspring
youth

Antonyms for kick off

abandon
abolish
abstain
adjourn
be
block
breathe
bury
cancel
cease
cessation
close
close up
closing
closure
come to
complete
completion
conceal
conclude
conclusion
consummate
cover
demolish
deny
desist
destroy
die
disappear
discontinue
dissuade
end
ending
erase
exclude
exist
expel
exterminate
extinguish
extract
finale
finish
flourish
forget
forsake
halt
hide
hinder
hold
ignore
keep
knock off
lay off
leave
linger
live
neglect
omega
period
phase out
prosper
quit
refuse
reject
release
retract
revive
shrink
shut
stop
subsist
subtract
take away
terminate
termination
thrive
uninstall
windup
withhold

Meanings of kick off

verb
1. To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
2. To start; to launch.
3. To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
4. To die or quit permanently.
5. To shut down or turn off suddenly.
6. To suddenly become more active.
7. (ranching) To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.
8. To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.
9. To have a fight or argument start.

Example Sentences

The concert will kick off with an opening performance by a local band.
We're waiting for everyone to arrive before we kick off the surprise birthday party.
The company's annual meeting will kick off tomorrow morning with a keynote address from the CEO.
I can't wait for the party to kick off—it's going to be a blast!
The conference will kick off with a panel discussion on emerging trends in technology.

On this page you'll find 324 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kick off, such as: abandon, abolish, abstain, acquaint, adjourn, admit, adopt.

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