Synonyms of check

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noun (1)

1

as in bill

the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount

diners at that temple of gastronomy often look shocked when they receive the check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bill
• tab
• receipt
• fee
• record
• expense
• statement
• account
• cost
• invoice
• score
• damage
• charge
• figure
• reckoning
• tally

2

as in inspection

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition

made a careful check of the antique table before buying it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspection
• audit
• examination
• survey
• scrutiny
• scan
• checkup
• review
• view
• look-see
• analysis
• investigation
• study
• research
• going-over
• recheck
• probe
• dissection
• exploration
• deconstruction
• assay
• perusal
• inquisition
• reinspection
• observation
• interrogation
• watch
• checkout
• resurvey
• trial run
• close-up
• test-drive
• once-over
• surveillance

3

as in statement

a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due

request a detailed check from the company before sending any money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bill
• statement
• account
• rate
• document
• receipt
• tab
• invoice
• price
• record
• fee
• charge
• cost
• score
• expense
• reckoning
• ledger
• tally
• toll

4

as in ticket

a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)

handed over a check for his coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ticket
• pass
• coupon
• note
• certificate
• voucher
• token
• pasteboard

5

as in restriction

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice

the judiciary is intended to be a check on the executive and legislative branches of government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restriction
• constraint
• limitation
• condition
• curb
• restraint
• stipulation
• exception
• reservation
• stricture
• qualification
• proviso
• strings
• circumscription
• prohibition
• ban
• fetter
• proscription

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedom
• latitude

6

as in fissure

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

the network of fine checks on the surface would indicate that the painting is quite old

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fissure
• crevice
• split
• crack
• rift
• cleft
• gap
• cranny
• fracture
• opening
• chink
• slit
• craze
• rupture
• cut
• breach
• crevasse
• incision
• hairline
• gash

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as in halt

the stopping of a process or activity

the announcement of bad news gave a sudden check to the celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halt
• ending
• close
• cessation
• end
• conclusion
• stop
• stay
• closure
• finish
• cutoff
• shutdown
• offset
• cease
• expiration
• termination
• stoppage
• arrest
• shutoff
• lapse
• discontinuation
• discontinuance
• pause
• closedown
• arrestment
• surcease
• suspension
• break
• interruption
• phaseout
• standstill
• abeyance
• moratorium
• mop-up
• layoff
• letup

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• extension
• persistence
• prolongation

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verb (1)

ˈchek 

1

as in to correspond

to be in agreement on every point

their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correspond
• coincide
• conform
• agree
• fit
• go
• answer
• consist
• sort
• rhyme
• harmonize
• accord
• match
• square
• comport
• tally
• align
• fall in with
• jibe
• dovetail
• cohere
• chord
• parallel
• register
• rime
• equal
• line up
• aline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagree (with)
• differ (from)
• contradict
• dispute
• nullify
• conflict
• negate
• jar
• gainsay
• clash

2

as in to stop

to bring (something) to a standstill

a tree finally checked the skidding car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• catch
• halt
• stall
• stay
• block
• arrest
• pull up
• draw up
• still
• bring up
• hold up
• suspend
• hold
• hinder
• snag
• fetch up
• impede
• conclude
• end
• hold back
• cut off
• obstruct
• stem
• detain
• clog
• balk
• dam
• terminate
• call
• turn back
• discontinue
• suppress
• baffle
• bottleneck
• blockade
• repress
• rein (in)
• choke off
• squelch
• stunt
• staunch
• squash
• stanch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• keep (on)
• carry on
• proceed
• run on
• persist
• keep up
• move
• advance
• progress
• push
• go along
• march
• fare
• drive
• follow through (with)
• stir
• spur
• propel
• wend
• budge
• actuate
• impel
• goad

3

as in to keep

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keep
• control
• regulate
• contain
• curb
• measure
• restrain
• hold
• stop
• suppress
• rule
• stifle
• pull in
• govern
• tame
• constrain
• inhibit
• rein (in)
• hold back
• interrupt
• swallow
• bridle
• choke (back)
• repress
• block
• arrest
• smother
• hinder
• strangle
• impede
• sink
• squelch
• pocket
• hamper
• silence
• obstruct
• mince
• bottle (up)
• muffle
• muzzle
• handcuff
• gag

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• loosen
• liberate
• loose
• express
• take out
• vent
• unleash
• air

check (out)

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verb (2)

as in to examine

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)

check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examine
• scan
• review
• survey
• inspect
• view
• go over
• audit
• watch
• analyze
• scrutinize
• oversee
• study
• explore
• con
• investigate
• notice
• overlook
• delve (into)
• pore (over)
• research
• peruse
• dissect
• comb
• observe
• classify
• probe
• pick over
• parse
• categorize
• plumb
• reinspect
• rereview
• resurvey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• skim
• miss
• glance (at or over)

check out

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verb (3)

as in to die

to stop living

there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• pass (on)
• perish
• pass away
• buy it
• step out
• kick in
• depart
• expire
• end
• peg out
• go
• pop off
• buy the farm
• kick off
• succumb
• disappear
• exit
• demise
• part
• snuff it
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• kick the bucket
• fade
• drop
• conk (out)
• croak
• decease
• dry up
• flatline
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• be
• exist
• revive
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

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noun (2)

as in test-drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• test-drive
• trial run
• observation
• recheck
• surveillance
• perusal
• reinspection
• watch
• research
• resurvey
• interrogation
• investigation
• exploration
• inspection
• study
• survey
• analysis
• inquisition
• probe
• audit
• once-over
• dissection
• scan
• deconstruction
• examination
• assay
• view
• checkup
• review
• check
• scrutiny
• close-up
• look-see
• going-over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of check

Noun

To keep all of that speed in check are 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels encased in custom Bridgestone Potenza tires – made especially for the model's particular performance needs. —New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025

The tennis player and models wear check swimwear and shirtdresses, as well as two-piece sets with a nautical knot pattern. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025

Verb

For more information about the workshop, participants can check the Eventbrite link at https://bit.ly/42UM5lw. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025

To learn more about how to check or assign a legacy contact, see: How to be remembered forever on Facebook. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Verb

To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail. —Phillip Whiteman Jr., The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025

For more on the situation, please check out the full article here. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025

Noun

Inside the store, lines snaked down the aisles to get to the checkout counter. —Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025

Don’t forget to use the code SPRING at checkout to save an extra 40 percent on eligible sale styles. —Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025

Phrases Containing check

• check (out)
• check into
• check out
• check up on