Super Glossary

Check Noun Synonyms
tick, mark, dash, X
Place a check in the box alongside your choice.

stop, stopping, cease, surcease, hesitation, cessation, stoppage, interruption, break, pause, balk or baulk, discontinuity, discontinuation, discontinuance, suspension
The visitors continued to arrive without check, far into the night.

control, test, inspection, examination, scrutiny, verification, substantiation, authentication, confirmation, validation, corroboration
We do a thorough check on the quality of every product.

restraint, repression, inhibition, limitation, curb, restriction, control, constraint, hindrance, obstruction, impediment, damper
He keeps a good check on the foreman. This tax will serve as a check against free trade.

Check Verb Synonyms
correspond, coincide, agree, jibe, tally, conform, check out, fit, mesh, compare
His alibi doesn't check with the witness's statement.

restrain, control, repress, stay, inhibit, contain, curb, restrict
The animal population is checked only by availability of food.

stop, arrest, stay, halt, obstruct, block, limit, retard, slow, brake, curb, hinder, hamper, impede, thwart
They are trying to check the spread of the disease in West Africa.

enquire about or after or into, check into, check (up) on, examine, investigate, inspect, make sure of, verify, monitor, test, study, scrutinize
You'd best check the temperature in the kiln.

authenticate, verify, confirm, substantiate, validate, corroborate, check into, check out, check up on
Please check his story to make sure he's not lying.

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