checklist

noun

check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist 

: a list of things to be checked or done

a pilot's checklist before takeoff

also : a comprehensive list

Synonyms

• canon
• catalog
• catalogue
• list
• listing
• menu
• register
• registry
• roll
• roll call
• roster
• schedule
• table

Examples of checklist in a Sentence

Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.

I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.

a checklist of bird species

Recent Examples on the Web

Your Audience Craves Personal Mythology More than ever before, today’s wedding journey is more modern narrative than a checklist of things to do. —Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

This class will offer a checklist of things folks can do in 2025 that will provide tax benefits and possible new income streams. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025

Leatherman, who has been evaluating beaches since 1991, has developed a 50-factor checklist for determining the most beautiful expanses of sand in the United States. —Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 22 May 2025

Patients who complete their weekly checklists – from double scrub to group therapy to teeth cleaning – get rewards like personal radio and video time, pizza, and cheeseburgers. —Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checklist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist
• resist

Kids Definition

checklist

noun

check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist 

: a list of items to be referred to