Kick back and Travail

Kick back

Kick back verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.
Usage example: I plan to spend the day kicking back and watching television

Travail is an antonym for kick back.

Travail

Travail verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Kick back is an antonym for travail.

Nearby Words: travailed, travailing
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Travail and Kick back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kick_back/travail
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