KICK AROUND Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

kick around

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as in to debate

to give serious and careful thought to the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office

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as in to play

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

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as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall

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as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home

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as in to abuse

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around

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Recent Examples of kick around Prescott is played by the ten-year-old Tom Sweet, a first-time actor who was spotted by casting agents while kicking around a soccer ball with his friends in London. —

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 The idea of a solid-state transformer has been kicking around in academia and industry for years. —

IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024 The inline-six — now enlarged to 2.8 liters — was still kicking around, but the first true S-Class also saw more widespread use of V-8s, which started at 3.5 liters and 197 hp but quickly grew to 4.5 liters and 222 ponies. —

Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024 Multiple options are being kicked around among Trump allies to tighten the interpretation, keenly aware that any action would likely be legally challenged and eventually land before the Supreme Court. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kick around

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Listen to this article Candidates for Evanston mayor and City Council debated what the next four years, and the next 20 years, should look like in the city at a forum hosted at the former site of Second Church of Christ on Feb. 9.

— Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes.

— Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025