Synonyms for Kick in teeth:

• n.

  •rebuff (noun)
  • denial,
  • repulse,
  • defeat,
  • brushoff,
  • opposition,
  • cut,
  • discouragement,
  • slight,
  • refusal,
  • check,
  • rebuke,
  • reprimand,
  • go-by,
  • insult,
  • snub.
  •rebuke (noun)
  • chiding,
  • admonition,
  • lesson,
  • reproof,
  • rap,
  • berating,
  • punishment,
  • rating,
  • ostracism,
  • castigation,
  • tongue-lashing,
  • expostulation,
  • admonishment,
  • going-over,
  • blame,
  • affliction,
  • bawling-out,
  • comeuppance,
  • censure,
  • reprehension,
  • talking-to,
  • telling-off,
  • row,
  • upbraiding,
  • lecture,
  • disapproval,
  • put-down,
  • dressing-down,
  • reproval,
  • earful,
  • reproach,
  • remonstrance,
  • objurgation,
  • chewing-out,
  • condemnation,
  • correction,
  • scolding.
  •rejection (noun)
  • hard times,
  • renunciation,
  • repudiation,
  • rebuff,
  • pass,
  • no dice,
  • veto,
  • elimination,
  • nix,
  • bounce,
  • cold shoulder,
  • slap in face,
  • slap in the face,
  • hard time,
  • brush-off,
  • exclusion,
  • turndown,
  • no go,
  • nothing doing,
  • thumbs down,
  • no way,
  • no ways,
  • slap the face,
  • Disallowance,
  • dismissal.
  •short shrift (noun)
  • pitilessness.

• v.

  •deflate (verb)
  • shoot down,
  • kick in the teeth,
  • let wind out of sails,
  • knock down,
  • put down,
  • let down easy.
  •repulse (verb)
  • rebut,
  • throw back,
  • overthrow,
  • beat off,
  • set back,
  • push back,
  • resist,
  • stave off,
  • drive back,
  • hold off,
  • reject,
  • heave-ho,
  • fend off,
  • keep off,
  • repel,
  • fight off,
  • brush off,
  • ward off.
  •slur (verb)
  • chop,
  • offend,
  • roast,
  • scorch,
  • vilify,
  • push,
  • blemish,
  • denigrate,
  • dump on,
  • cut to the quick,
  • spatter,
  • discredit,
  • blot,
  • traduce,
  • skin alive,
  • blow off,
  • zing,
  • smear,
  • defame,
  • calumniate,
  • detract,
  • give a black eye,
  • libel,
  • malign,
  • blister,
  • blacken,
  • cap,
  • insinuate,
  • miff,
  • disgrace,
  • hit where one lives,
  • slander,
  • stain,
  • cut up,
  • brand,
  • tear down.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • rejection.
  •Other relevant words:
  • chasten,
  • dash,
  • debunk,
  • disconcert,
  • dispirit,
  • humble,
  • mortify,
  • take down,
  • cut down to size,
  • puncture balloon.

Antonyms for Kick in teeth:

• n.

  • rebuff
    inclusion, praise, compliment.
  • rebuke
    encouragement, commendation, flattery, exoneration, endorsement.
  • rejection
    acceptance, approval, ratification, allowance, choice, welcome, sanction.

• v.

  • deflate
    blow up, assist, help, aid, build up, expand, encourage, boost, inflate.
  • repulse
    approve, please, soothe, enchant, allow, attract.
  • slur
    conceal, commend, honor, beautify, exalt, hide, flatter, enunciate, pronounce.