I just wanted to check my email.
Source: tatoeba (1488)
Check
/t͡ʃɛk/
Synonyms for "check" (1320 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (264)
Noun(36 words)
chequecurbtickadherence checkarrestart thou readyascertainingassayaudit reviewaudited reportbalkbank checkbank draftbatesbaulkbrakesbridlebridlingcalipercandle
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candlingcardscareful examinationcheck markcheck-out procedurecheckmarkcheckoutchimpchipchitconfirmationconsistency checkconsultconsultingcontainingcontaining examples
a reckoning ofabradeabrasionabysmabyssacceptanceacceptance billaccordaccountaccount ofagreeallophonealveolaransweranswer toapertureapico-alveolarapico-dentalarrestarrestation
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arrestmentarrivearroyoarticulationascertainmentaspirationassentassimilationassort withassuranceauditauthenticateauthenticationautopsyavertbackpedalbacksetbackwaterbafflebafflementbaggage checkbalancebalance the booksbalkbalkingbandbank acceptancebank checkbarbarkbarometerbe consistentbe of onebe uniform withbearing reinbeat offbellbespanglebespecklebespotbilabialbillbill of accountbill of draftbill of exchangebill of ladingbillheadbirthmarkbitblackheadblank checkblazeblaze a trailblebblemishblisterblockblockadeblockageblockingbloodyblotchblow the whistlebook stampbookplatebottle upbox canyonbox upbrakebrandbreachbreakbridlebring tobring up shortbroachingbroad arrowbullaburnburstbustcachetcacuminalcagecagingcanoncanvasscanyoncaste markcatchcavitycdceasecerebralcertificatecertificate of depositcertificationcertified checkcessationchafechainchalkchalk upchapchargeschasmcheck and doublecheckcheck incheck ofcheck offcheck outcheck overcheck up oncheckbookcheckercheckerboardcheckeredcheckerworkcheckingcheckmarkcheckmatecheckreincheckupchequechessboardchimechimneychinkchipchitchockcicatrixcicatrizecircumventclawclearingcleavecleftcleuchclip the wingsclogcloggingcloisterclosing upclosurecloughcoherecoincidecolcollatecollationcolophoncolors in patchescomedocomedowncommercial papercomparative scrutinycomparecomportcomposeconcurconcussionconfineconfinementconfirmconfirmationconformconform withconfoundingconfusionconsist withconsonantconstrainconstraintconstrictioncontaincontinuantcontrolcool
Strong matches (396)
cool offcoolingcooling downcooling offcoopcoop incoop upcooperatecorkcork upcorrespondcorroboratecorroborationcouleecouloircount ofcountercountercheckcounterfoilcountermark
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couponcrackcracklecrampcrannycratercrazecrazy-workcrevassecrevicecribcrimpcriterioncroakcross-checkcurbcurb bitcurtailcurtailmentcutcut apartcut shortcutoffcwmdamdam updamagedampdampendamperdappledashdead stopdeadlockdebenturedeceleratedecelerationdefacedefacementdefeatdefectdefiledefinedeformdeformationdeformitydegreedelaydelimitdelldemand billdemand draftdemarcatedemonstratedentaldepartdescentdesistdetaindetainmentdetentiondeterdeterminationdeterminedikediphthongdisclosurediscolordiscolorationdiscomfitdiscomfituredisconcertiondiscontinuancediscontinuationdiscontinuediscontinuitydiscouragediscoverdisfigurationdisfiguredisfigurementdissimilationdistortdistortionditchdocketdomptdongadoorstopdotdouble checkdouble-checkdovetaildowndraftdragdrag saildraughtdraughtsmandraughtydrawdraw reindrift anchordrift saildrive backdroguedue billdunearmarkease offease upease-offease-upembargoencageencloseendendgameendingengraveengravingenjoinensuringepenthetic vowelestablishmentexaminationexamineexcavationexchequer billexfoliateexploreexplosivefall in togetherfaultfence infendfend offfenestrafetterfinal whistlefind outfissurefistulafitfit togetherfixationflaggingflakeflash burnflawfleckflickflumefoilfoilingfontanelfoot draggingfoot-draggingforamenforbidfracturefrayfrazzlefrecklefreezefretfrustratefrustrationfull stopfurrowgaggallgapgapegashgatgaugegive an examinationglideglottalglottalizationgogo overgo togethergo withgorgegoverngovernment markgovernment stampgraduated scalegravinggrinding haltgrooveguardgulchgulfgullygungutturalhackhallmarkhalthamperhamperinghang togetherharlequinharmonizehat checkhatchhem inhemangiomahesitationhiatushickeyhinderhinderinghindrancehitholdhold at bayhold backhold downhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in custodyhold in leashhold in restrainthold offhold togetherhold upholdbackholdupholehollowhurdlehurtimmureimpedeimpedimentimpoundimpoundmentimpressimprintimprisoninciseincisioninhibitinhibitioninjunctioninjureinjuryinletinquiryinspectinspectioninterceptinterdictinterfereinterferenceinterlockintermeddleintermitinterruptinterruptionintersectintervalinterveneinventoryinvestigateinvoiceiouirisitemized billjibejointjotjudgekeepkeep at baykeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep offkeep under controlkeloidkick the bucketkinkklooflabellabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaceratelacerationlacunalaglaryngeallaterallay under restraintlaying openleakleavelegal restraintlentigolesionletlet downlet upletdownletter of creditletterheadletuplimit
Verb(24 words)
Noun(34 words)
cross check datescross-checkscrosscheckcrosschecksdata accuracy checkdeterrentdisk scandutch validerendutch valideren activityecological monitoring termenvironmental monitoringequilibrium evaluationevidence evaluationfactcheckfever check stationfrench validergandergandersgauge installationgerman validieren
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grid patternhalthandicaphinderancehindrancehitchimpedimentinspectinspection stepinventory dpinventory iteminventory serial numberlab testlicense validation
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Noun(104 words)
limitlimitinglintlintinglookup structuremarkmaterial property testingmeasure physical propertymeasure speech abilitymeasure spelling accuracymeasure unevennessmeasure use protocolmenkentmikemoderatemonitor body temperaturemonitor fluid balancemonitor live statusmonitoringmonitoring ecosystem recoveries
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monitoring orientedmonitorsnumber comparison tasksobserve energy levelsorder number lookuppatrolpayment orderpeer reviewed culturepingpingingpingsplaidplaidspollingpreviewingprobesprocess stateproof from experimentsproofreadingproofsproperly labeledquality checkquiz on grammarquizzesreference pagesreference taskreiningreinsrestrainrestrainerrestrainingrestraintsretardsreviewrondaroundingsample color changesample for analysissampling resultssanity checkscopescope adjectivescreensensor data monitoringsequence detection tasksoil monitoringstanchingstaunchingstaystem challengesstemmingstemsstopstoppagesubstantiationsurvey course in physicssurveyingtabtachtampingtesttest recordtest reliabilitytest reviewtest totalthrottletickingtickstrace routeverificationverified controlverifyverify sampleverifyingverifying credentialsveto powervetsvettingview offline statusvoi validiatewandwandswatch movementwritten instrument
limitationlinelingualliquidlocklockoutlockuplogologotypelook atlook intolook overlose groundlose momentumlose speedmaculamaculatemaimmake a markmake late
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make mincemeat ofmake sure ofmanaclemanifestmanner of articulationmarmarblemarbleizemarchmarkmark offmark outmarkingmarquetrymartingalemastermastheadmatchmaulmeasuremeddlemeshmewmew upmiliumminus accelerationmomoatmodelmoderatemodificationmolemoney ordermonitormonophthongmonopolymorphophonememortal woundmosaicmotleymottlemutemutilatemutilationnasalneedle scarnegativismnegotiable instrumentnevusnicknipnonplusnormnotchnotenote of handnuisance valuenullahobserveobstacleobstructobstructionobstructionismocclusionocclusiveoffsetopenopeningopening upopposeoppositionorificeoutletoverhauloverlapoverlookoversightpainstakingly matchpalatalpaperparallelparameterparasitic vowelparquetparquetryparrypasspass musterpass overpass under reviewpassagepassagewaypatchpatchworkpatternpausepeakpeerpeer atpelhampenpen uppencilpenningpepperperusalperusepharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemephysicalphysical examinationpiercepimplepitplaidplateplosivepockpockmarkpointpolka dotpolychromepolychromizeporepore overport-wine markport-wine stainpostal orderpostmortempoundprecludepreventpreventionprice tagprickprintprobeprohibitprohibitionpromissory noteprotectionprotectionismprotective tariffprothetic vowelprovepullpull inpull uppunchpunctuatepuncturepush backpustuleput backput paid toquadratequantityrailrail inrainbowrationingravinereadingreadoutreassurancereassurementrebuffreceiptrecheckreckoningreefreferrefrainregisterregister withregistered trademarkreinrein inrelaxremorarendrentrepelreportrepressrepressionrepulseresearchresistresistancerespond torestrainrestraintrestraint of traderestrictrestrictionretardretardationretardmentretrenchretrenchmentretroflexreversalreversereverse of fortunereviewrhymeriddleriftrimeripriveroutrulerunrun overrunning headrunning titlerupturesavagescabscaldscalescanscarscarificationscarifyscissurescorchscorescotchscrapescratchscratchingscripscrutinizescrutinyscuffsea anchorsealseal upseamsearchsebaceous cystsecond-degree burnsegmental phonemeself-controlsemivowelset an examinationset backsetbacksevere checkshackleshut inshut upsight billsight draftsigilsign insign onsignetsing in chorussit down strikesit-down strikesizesize upskinslack offslack upslack-upslackenslackeningslashslitslotslowslow downslow upslowdownslowingslowing downslowupslugsmothersnafflesnapsnubsonantsonoritysoresort withspacespanglespeckspecklespeech soundspikesplashsplitsplotchspokespotspot checksprainsprinklesquaresquare withsqueezestabstab woundstainstalematestallstampstanchstandstand togetherstandardstandoffstandstillstatementstave offstaystemstem the tidestickstickerstiflestigmastigmatizestintstipplestomastopstop coldstop deadstop shortstoppagestoppingstrainstraitenstrangleholdstrawberry markstreakstriatestricturestrikestripestubstudstudystultifystuntstysubduesubstantiatesubstantiationsuitsuppresssuppressionsurceasesurdsurveysuspendsuspensionsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletabtabs oftagtake in sailtake stocktake stock oftake the measuretallytally oftariff walltartantattootattoo markteartessellatetessellationtesseratesseraetestthird-degree burnthought controlthrottlethrottle downthrowbackthrowing openthwartthwartingticktick offtickettime billtime drafttitle pagetittletokentouchstonetracetracktrack oftrade acceptancetrade nametrademarktrademark nametrammeltransition soundtraumatraumatizetraversetreasury billtrenchtrialtriphthongtriple-checktryturnturn asidetwisttypeuncorkingunderlineunderscoreunstoppingupsetvalidatevalidationvalleyvaluevariegatevariegated patternveinvelarverificationverifyverrucavesiclevocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoiceless soundvoicingvoidvouchervowelwadiwalewalkoutwall inwardward offwarpwarrantwartwatermarkwealweltwenwhiteheadwithholdwork stoppagewoundwounds immedicablewrenchxyardstickyawn
Verb(48 words)
Adjective(9 words)
monitored entryoral temperature check protocolphysical searchplaid fabric patternquality-checkedrestrained vigorssound reasoningstable planstaunch
Determiner(1 words)
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Interjection(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: cheque, curb, tick, a reckoning of, abrade.
- Sentence evidence is available for check, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "check".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "check"
Keep "check" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "check" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "check", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "check" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
78 entriesShowing 16 of 78 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
12 entriesbounced checkcheck markcheckbookcomprehension checkdata checkfact checkgrammar checkpay by checksafety checkspelling checkwrite a checkwritten check
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
44 entriesShowing 16 of 44 words.
Sample sentences
50 total sentences available.
The check, please.
Source: tatoeba (1710)
I always have to check my yard for stagnant pools of water so mosquitoes don't breed there.
Source: tatoeba (1990)
Check that your username and password are written correctly.
Source: tatoeba (2214)
Showing 4 of 50 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "check"?
Closest matches include cheque, curb, tick, a reckoning of, abrade.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "check"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.