kicked around
Tossed about informally
Kicked around means treated carelessly or roughly, like something moved aimlessly by feet: He's been kicked around by life.
It also describes informal discussion or consideration of ideas: We kicked around a few options before deciding.
Something that's been kicked around has been moved from place to place without much care, like an old box in storage.
- thrown aboutDispersed by force
- mishandledManaged incompetently
- debatedFormally argued opposing views
- roamedTraveled without fixed course
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
drifted · abused · brainstormed · neglected · wandered · tossed out · meandered · proposed · floated · disrespected · mistreated · overlooked · shuffled · ambled · humiliated · strayed · loitered · dismissed
physical location/movement
kicked aroundsettled
No longer in question
rooted · stayed put · settled down · anchored · established