Antonyms for kick off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kik-awf, -of |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf |
- abstain
- adjourn
- block
- bury
- cancel
- cease
- close
- close up
- complete
- conceal
- conclude
- consummate
- cover
- deny
- destroy
- die
- disappear
- dissuade
- end
- erase
- exclude
- expel
- extract
- finish
- forget
- halt
- hide
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- neglect
- refuse
- reject
- release
- retract
- shrink
- shut
- stop
- subtract
- take away
- terminate
- uninstall
- withhold
Definition of kick off
Origin :- late 14c., "to strike out with the foot" (earliest in biblical phrase now usually rendered as kick against the pricks), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees." "The doubts OED has about the Scandinavian origin of kick are probably unfounded" [Liberman]. Related: Kicked; kicking.
- Figurative sense of "complain, protest, rebel against" (late 14c.) probably is from the Bible verse. Slang sense of "die" is attested from 1725 (kick the wind was slang for "be hanged," 1590s; see also bucket). Meaning "to end one's drug habit" is from 1936. Kick in "contribute" is from 1908; kick out "expel" is from 1690s. To kick oneself in self-reproach is from 1891. The children's game of kick the can is attested from 1891.
- As in inaugurate : verb begin; install
- As in initiate : verb start, introduce
- As in introduce : verb make known; present
- As in introduce : verb begin, institute
- As in launch : verb begin, initiate
- As in open : verb begin
- As in take up : verb begin or start again
- As in begin : verb come into being; become functional
- As in bite the dust : verb pass away
- As in instate : verb initiate
- As in commence : verb start action
Synonyms for kick off
- acquaint
- admit
- adopt
- advance
- air
- announce
- appear
- arise
- assume
- be born
- become involved in
- begin
- begin business
- bow
- break in
- break the ice
- break the seal
- bring forward
- bring in
- bring out
- bring up
- broach
- bud
- buy the farm
- carry on
- cash in one's chips
- cease living
- come forth
- come into being
- come into existence
- come out
- come out with
- come up with
- commence
- commission
- continue
- convene
- croak
- crop up
- dawn
- dedicate
- derive from
- die
- do the honors
- dream up
- emanate
- embark
- embark on
- embark upon
- embrace
- emerge
- engage in
- enter
- enter upon
- espouse
- establish
- expire
- familiarize
- fix up
- follow through
- found
- germinate
- get ball rolling
- get cracking
- get feet wet
- get going
- get off
- get one's feet wet
- get show on road
- get things rolling
- get together
- get under way
- give introduction
- go on
- grow out of
- happen
- harbinger
- herald
- hit the ground running
- inaugurate
- induct
- initiate
- innovate
- install
- instate
- instigate
- institute
- intro
- introduce
- invent
- invest
- issue forth
- jump
- jump into
- kick off
- kick the bucket
- knock down
- launch
- lead into
- lead off
- make tick
- make up
- meet
- meet one's maker
- moot
- occur
- offer
- open
- open up
- ordain
- organize
- originate
- pass on
- pave the way
- pick up
- pioneer
- plan
- precede
- 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
- sail
- send off
- set
- set forth
- set going
- set in motion
- set to
- set up
- set up shop
- sit
- spring
- spring with
- sprout
- start
- start ball rolling
- start the ball rolling
- stem from
- submit
- succumb
- suggest
- tackle
- take in
- take off
- take on
- take up
- tear into
- tee off
- trigger
- undertake
- unveil
- usher
- usher in
- ventilate
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