Kick and Refute

Kick

Kick verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.

Show all Definitions

Refute and kick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Kick".

Nearby Words: kicked, kickback, kicker, kicking

Refute verb - To declare not to be true.

Show all Definitions

Kick and refute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kick" instead a verb "Refute".

Nearby Words: refutation, refutable, refuting

kick people

refute people

According to Boswell, Samuel Johnson's response to this was to kick a rock and say, "I refute it thus."

Source: The Treachery of Images

Cite this Source

Refute and Kick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kick/refute

Kick & Refute. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kick/refute>.

Refute or Kick. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kick/refute.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "kick" and "refute" have occurred on timeline