KICKED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

kicked

verb

past tense of kick

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion

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as in objected

to present an opposing opinion or argument fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially

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Recent Examples of kicked Eventual champions Coventry City and runners-up Ipswich Town were tipped to finish fourth and third respectively before a ball had been kicked last August, via the running of 10,000 simulations of how the campaign would unfold. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow, Evan McPherson kicked three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 Thursday night in the preseason opener for both teams. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Tony Pollard ran for a touchdown and Joey Slye kicked four field goals for the Titans, with three coming from at least 50 yards out. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The council kicked the resolution to the Ordinance Committee in July after members couldn’t decide on the specifics. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Defender Luis Reyes kicked at the head of Maxime Crépeau in the 49th minute after Crépeau went to ground to cover the ball. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Mills kicked of her acting career in the late 1960s, rising to fame for her role as Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing, a Dallas spinoff which ran from 1979 to 1993. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 Interscope signed Primus just as widespread hunger for weird, adrenalized, and mutable music kicked into high gear, and Sailing went gold. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 While Camille Johnston fights to keep her job as the Ray County prosecutor, the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys has already kicked her out of the organization. — Laura Bauer july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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Grevelding complained that law enforcement appeared to be doing nothing to help him or his family after the incident occurred.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
After neighbors complained last week about the diesel generators, Lisle Development Services Director Mike Smetana sent an email to CSquare requesting that the company stop using the temporary generators.

— Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of complained

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In a letter last month, state prosecutors objected to the possibility of a guilty plea in the federal case wiping out the state case.

— Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Lebanese officials have objected to the Israeli military’s ongoing detonation of homes and other buildings in southern Lebanon amid negotiations to expand the pilot zones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of objected

Verb

After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.

— Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of screamed

Verb

Some people have protested about these layoffs and budget cuts, but the children are especially sad.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Previously, dozens of residents and privacy advocates had protested Grass Valley's contract with Flock at a May 29 council meeting.

— Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of protested

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This was 1872, and the pious (and patronizing) commentators of the time muttered that Damien’s unvarnished personality was due to his simple farm upbringing in rural Belgium.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026