kicking around

The phrase “kicking around” has 4 syllables: kick-ing a-round

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪkɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

What is synonym and antonym for kicking around?

In the thesaurus, “kicking around” has 173 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kicking around along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for kicking around

about
absorbing
abusing
aestivating
ambling
analyzing
any old place
around
around somewhere
assimilating
bad-mouthing
batting
believing
blame
brutalizing
bullying
bumming
burning
castigation
censure
chewing on
chewing over
chilling
cogitating
conceiving
concluding
considering
contemplating
cruising
curse
curses
dallying
dawdling
debating
defamation
deliberating
derision
digesting
dillydallying
doodling
dozing
drifting
droning
elsewhere
entertaining
estivating
exploring
eyeing
eying
floating
fooling
fooling around
footling
fribbling
furloughing
galavanting
gallivanting
goldbricking
gypsying
hanging about
harassing
harming
here and there
hibernating
hoboing
horsing around
hosing
hurting
idling
ill-treating
ill-using
in one place or another
injuring
insults
invective
kicking back
killing time
knifing
lagging
lazing
lazying
libel
lingering
loafing
loitering
lolling
looking at
lounging
malingering
maltreating
manhandling
maundering
meandering
meditating
messing
messing around
messing over
mishandling
mistreating
misusing
molesting
monkeying
mooching
moping
moseying
mucking
obloquy
opining
oppressing
opprobrium
outraging
parts unknown
perpending
persecuting
piddling
playing
poking
pondering
pushing around
put down
questioning
quinine
rambling
ranging
reasoning
relaxing
reminiscing
reproach
resting
reviewing
revilement
revolving
roaming
roving
ruminating
sandbagging
sauntering
scattered
scolding
second-guessing
signifying
slander
someplace
someplace or another
someplace or other
somewheres
straggling
straying
strolling
studying
swanning
swearing
taking apart
tarrying
tinkering
tirade
tormenting
torturing
traipsing
tramping
trifling
truanting
turning
upbraiding
vagabonding
vegging out
victimizing
vilification
violating
vituperation
wandering
weighing
wronging

Antonyms for kicking around

acclamation
adulation
aid
applying
approval
babying
cherishing
coddling
commendation
compliment
dismissing
disregarding
drudging
exaltation
exerting
favoring
flattery
fostering
gratifying
grinding
grubbing
help
humoring
humping
hustling
ignoring
indulging
knuckling down
laboring
moiling
mollycoddling
nowhere
nurturing
overlooking
pampering
pegging
plaudit
plodding
plowing
plugging
pooh-poohing
poohing
praise
preservation
putting out
rejecting
respect
slaving
slighting
spoiling
sweating
toiling
travailing
working

Example Sentences

He's been kicking around the idea of starting his own business for years now.
The team spent the morning kicking around strategies for the upcoming competition.
After college, she spent a few years kicking around Europe, exploring different countries.
We've been kicking around the notion of renovating the kitchen, but we're not sure where to start.
The group of friends enjoyed kicking around a soccer ball in the backyard on weekends.

On this page you'll find 227 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kicking around, such as: about, absorbing, abusing, acclamation, adulation, aestivating, aid.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.