KICK-START Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

kick-start

verb

Definition of kick-start

as in to jump-start

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Recent Examples of kick-start The author will kick-start a new dystopian romance series, titled The Cinderlands Saga, next year. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Night owls trying to wake earlier can get bright light in their eyes first thing to kick-start daytime hormones and limit light at night to trigger the nighttime ones. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Kicking a ball, setting down your bike's kickstand, or making a splash in the water, use your feet to kick-start some fun! — Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026 It was supposed to kick-start Toyota’s hopes of making the brand all-electric by 2035. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kick-start

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start

Verb

Xavier Pratt scored the touchdown that finally jump-started Homewood-Flossmoor’s offense after a slow start.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
In 1980, before even finishing his dissertation, he was invited to teach in the Native-studies department at the University of Lethbridge in southern Alberta, jump-starting a long career in academia.

— Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of jump-start

Verb

And the iconic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte was torn down in July, though that is set to be resurrected.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
The Botanico name was resurrected in Midtown by the team behind the former Buckhead restaurant of the same name, and the all-pink High Noon Brunchery made a big move from Douglasville to a prominent location on Peachtree Road.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of resurrect

Verb

This interaction can rekindle chemical reactions, creating additional local ozone on top of the fine particulate matter emitted from the fire.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rekindle

Verb

Sheridan closed that gap by revitalizing the Cattlemen's Steak House, a 1947 classic in the heart of the Stockyards, and adding a lower-level members-only club.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
The partnership is intended to revitalize the refinery, support more than 500 American jobs and reduce US reliance on overseas suppliers for strategically important materials.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026