KICKED BACK Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

kicked back

verb

past tense of kick back

as in relaxed

to refrain from labor or exertion I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television

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as in hacked (around)

to spend time doing nothing a good resort for people who want to kick back and watch others exercise strenuously

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Recent Examples of kicked back When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026 My mom kicked back in comfort with a good book. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air every time someone walks across them. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Wash the Floor the Right Way Porch floors collect fine dust that gets kicked back into the air if you only dry sweep. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026 Some bills got kicked back out. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Studies have shown how lead particles that fell to the ground were kicked back up into the air again where people could inhale them, along with other contaminants. — Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 Cher’s adult son Elijah Blue Allman busted into a New Hampshire home over the weekend, and then kicked back on the couch with a cigarette, police said. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 Although the regionalization had led to a deceleration in the growth of shipping costs throughout 2024 as the Everything Store aggressively embarked on its cost-cutting crusade, these expenses kicked back up into high gear throughout the 2025 fiscal year. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026

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For example, the customs around attire at the theater have relaxed quite a bit.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
In one photo, Osbourne relaxed on a lounge chair in a leopard-print one-piece swimsuit while soaking up the sun.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of relaxed

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No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Definition of kicked around

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Jack Coleman, who played her father on the NBC drama, shared an emotional tribute on Instagram.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping is taking fans of the dystopian franchise back to Panem for the Second Quarter Quell, in which one Haymitch Abernathy (now played by Aussie actor Joseph Zada) will be forced to fight for his life.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

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Both mirrors are kept cold, chilled to about 19 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 degrees Celsius), to prevent heat from the telescope itself from interfering with observations, according to NASA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Garrity's former support of data centers chilled to the point of her calling for a moratorium on their development.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chilled

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When a power outage knocked out a third of San Francisco’s traffic lights last December, at least 60 Waymos abruptly idled mid-road, causing severe gridlock and delays.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of idled

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