Synonyms of kick off

kick off 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• set about
• get off
• strike (into)
• get going
• open
• found
• lead off
• enter (into or upon)
• get to
• launch
• embark (on or upon)
• create
• initiate
• generate
• get around (to)
• originate
• take up
• adopt
• organize
• get down (to)
• establish
• invent
• pioneer
• institute
• take on
• inaugurate
• set up
• innovate
• get round (to)
• father
• spawn
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• complete
• discontinue
• quit
• halt
• lay off
• close
• leave
• knock off
• abandon
• desist
• destroy
• abolish
• forsake
• extinguish
• phase out
• exterminate
• demolish

2

as in to die

slang to stop living

surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• pass (on)
• pass away
• perish
• check out
• buy it
• step out
• kick in
• depart
• pop off
• peg out
• end
• demise
• disappear
• go
• exit
• expire
• snuff it
• part
• buy the farm
• succumb
• kick the bucket
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• fade
• drop
• decease
• conk (out)
• croak
• flatline
• dry up
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• be
• revive
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

kickoff

2 of 2

noun

ˈkik-ˌȯf 

as in beginning

the point at which something begins

a political cycle in which an election marks not only the end of one campaign but also the kickoff for the next one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• start
• commencement
• onset
• launch
• inception
• alpha
• baseline
• genesis
• dawn
• outset
• morning
• threshold
• inauguration
• birth
• initiation
• day one
• infancy
• git-go
• origination
• nascence
• nascency
• founding
• arrival
• get-go
• incipience
• spring
• incipiency
• opening
• origin
• debut
• first base
• ground zero
• drawing board
• dawning
• creation
• emergence
• institution
• advent
• cradle
• fountain
• well
• childhood
• appearance
• source
• germ
• début
• square one
• root
• seedbed
• youth
• wellspring
• fountainhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• conclusion
• close
• ending
• period
• completion
• closing
• termination
• finish
• closure
• stop
• cessation
• finale
• omega
• windup

Examples of kick off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

So, ahead of a pivotal three-game set against the Padres this week at Dodger Stadium that kicks off Tuesday night, Roberts not only highlighted the dynamic — but challenged his team to offer a response. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024

The football games that have started at 10 a.m. Sundays since the season began will now kick off at 11 a.m. —Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024

Noun

In September 2023, the media giant and Spectrum parent Charter Communications had a 10-day standoff, which ended just hours before last season’s Monday night kickoff. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024

For the kickoff to New York Fashion Week, Offset, Doechii and Bad Gyal were there to help usher in a new season. —Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Sep. 2024