Checkmate

//ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//

Synonyms for "checkmate" (104 found)

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Intj(1 words)
mate
Noun(1 words)
mate
Verb(1 words)
mate

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Translations

203 translations across 61 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shah mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Arabic

4 entries
  • شَاهْ مَات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • كش ملك intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • كِش مَلِك intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • مَات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Armenian

3 entries
  • մատ intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • շախ և մատ intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • շախմատ noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах і мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мат noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কিস্তিমাত intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах и мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мат noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • мат noun (losing situation with no escape)

Catalan

1 entries
  • escac i mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 將軍 /将军 intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • 將死 /将死 noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • 將軍 /将军 noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • 徹底失敗 /彻底失败 noun (losing situation with no escape)

Czech

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • šach mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • matová situace noun (losing situation with no escape)

Danish

3 entries
  • skakmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • skakmat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Dutch

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • schaakmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • schaakmat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ŝakmato noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • ŝakmatigi verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Estonian

3 entries
  • šahh ja matt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • lüüasaamine noun (losing situation with no escape)
  • matt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Faroese

3 entries
  • skák og mát intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mát noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • máta verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Finnish

4 entries
  • shakki ja matti intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • matti noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • nurkka noun (losing situation with no escape)
  • umpikuja noun (losing situation with no escape)

French

3 entries
  • échec et mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • échec et mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • faire échec et mat verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Galician

3 entries
  • mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • xaque mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • xaque mate noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Georgian

4 entries
  • შამათი intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • შამათი noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • აშამათებს verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)
  • დაშამათება verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

German

4 entries
  • schach und matt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • schachmatt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • Niederlage noun (losing situation with no escape)
  • Schachmatt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Greek

2 entries
  • ματ intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • ματ noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מָט intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • מט noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Hindi

2 entries
  • मात intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • शहमात intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • sakk-matt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • matt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • patthelyzet noun (losing situation with no escape)
  • sakk-matt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • skák og mát intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • sekakmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • skakmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • syahmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Italian

3 entries
  • scacco matto intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • scacco matto noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • dare scacco matto verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Japanese

4 entries
  • チェックメイト intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • 詰み intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • チェックメイト noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • 詰み noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • мад intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ស្លាប់ក្រឡា intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Korean

4 entries
  • 외통수 intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • 체크메이트 intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • 외통수 noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • 체크메이트 noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Latvian

1 entries
  • šahs un mats intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах-мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Malay

1 entries
  • syahmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Middle English

2 entries
  • chekmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • chekmat noun (losing situation with no escape)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • мад intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мад noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • мад тавих verb (to lead to a situation of no escape)
  • мад хийх verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Māori

3 entries
  • whakamiere intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • whakamiere noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • whakamiere verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • sjakkmatt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • sjakkmatt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • sjakkmatt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • كش ایتمك verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)
  • مات ایتمك verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Persian

4 entries
  • شاه مات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • شهمات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • مات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • کیش و مات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Polish

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • szach i mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • szach mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • xaque-mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • xeque-mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • xaque-mate noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • xeque-mate noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Romanian

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • șah mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • șah mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Russian

4 entries
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах и мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мат noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • шах и мат noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • clos noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • cuir clos air verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • šah-mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах-мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Slovak

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • šachmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • matová situácia noun (losing situation with no escape)

Slovene

4 entries
  • mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • šah mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • šah mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Spanish

4 entries
  • jaque mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • jaque mate noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • mate noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Swedish

4 entries
  • schackmatt intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • matt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • schack matt noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • göra matt verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • mate intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Tajik

1 entries
  • шоҳ мот intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Thai

4 entries
  • รุกฆาต intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • รุกฆาตแล้ว intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • รุกฆาต noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • รุกฆาต verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Turkish

2 entries
  • şah mat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • mat etmek verb (to put an opponent into checkmate)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • шах і мат intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • мат noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Urdu

2 entries
  • شاہ اور مات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • شاہ مات intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • chiếu hết intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • chiếu tướng intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
  • chiếu bí noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  • chiếu hết noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Welsh

1 entries
  • siachmat intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • מאַט intj (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • mat noun (losing situation with no escape)
  • sah mat noun (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Sample sentences

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Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.

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Checkmate!

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Checkmate.

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Perhaps we are all chess pieces for a Greater Power who is trying to checkmate evil.

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