Checkmate

/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/

Synonyms for "checkmate" (108 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(3 words)

arrest baffle bafflement balk balking bell blast blockblow the whistlebrake bravebring tobring up shortchallenge check circumvent confound confounding confront

Strong matches (32)

confusion contravene counter counteract countermand counterwork crosscut shortcutoff dam dashdead stopdeadlock defeat defy destroy discomfit discomfiture disconcert disconcertion

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discountenance dish disruptdraw reinelude end endgame endingfinal whistle

Noun(3 words)

crushdecisive victorydefeat

Related words (54)

flummox foil foiling freeze frustrate frustrationfull stopgrinding haltgun haltknock the chockslockout nonplus perplexpull upput paid torebuff repulse reversal reverse

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rout ruin sabotage scotch setbacksit down strikesit-down strikespike spoil stalemate stall standstand in the waystandoff standstill stay stemstem the tidestonewall stopstop coldstop deadstop shortstoppage strike stump thwart thwarting upset walkoutwork stoppage

Noun(1 words)

irrefutable win

Intj(1 words)

mate

Verb(1 words)

mate

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More general

16 entries

beatbeat outchess movechess termcrush defeatfigurative termgame actiongame termidiom metaphor shell triumph trounce vanquish victory

More specific

11 entries

back rank matebusiness checkmatecrushing defeatdecisive victoryfool matefool's mateladder matelegal checkmatepolitical checkmatesmother matesmothered mate

Collocations

9 entries

back rank matecheckmate movecheckmate positiondelivered checkmatefool's mateforce checkmatemate in onesmother matesmothered mate

Inflections

3 entries

checkmated checkmates checkmating

Derivations

3 entries

checkmated checkmates checkmating

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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