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

• list
• listing

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

Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. has crossed one item off his All-Star checklist for next week. —Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025

And who is a hot commodity that people are putting on their checklist? —EW.com, 3 July 2025

Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team reads like a checklist of issues a)plan helps solve: absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 July 2025

Louisiana provided guidance and documents that programs could customize (e.g., sample schedules, data collection plans, and planning checklists and timelines). —Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 2 July 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