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check - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inspection, examination
Synonyms: analysis, audit, control, inquiry, investigation, poll, rein, research, review, scrutiny, test, checkup
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inspect, examine
Synonyms: analyze, ascertain, audit, candle, case, compare, confirm, correct, count, find out, frisk, go through, investigate, monitor, note, overlook, probe, prove, quiz, review, scrutinize, study, tell, test, try, verify, balance account, enquire about, eyeball, keep account, look at, look over, look see, make sure, scout out, take stock
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraint, hindrance
Synonyms: blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble, restrainer
Antonyms: aid, allowance, assistance, help, indulgence, liberation, permission
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hinder, restrain
Synonyms: arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: symbol for ticking off
Synonyms: cross, dot, line, mark, score, sign, stroke, tick, X*
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pattern of squares
Synonyms: patchwork, plaid, quilt, checkerboard, tartan
Main Entry: admonish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: warn, strongly criticize
Synonyms: advise, berate, call down, call on the carpet, censure, check, chide, come down hard on, counsel, ding*, draw the line*, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a going over, give a piece of one's mind, glue*, growl*, hoist*, jack up, notice, rap on knuckles, rap*, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, scold, sit on, slap on wrist, speak to, talk to, tell a thing or two, tell off*, upbraid, warn
Antonyms: applaud, approve, commend, compliment, extol, flatter, laud, praise
Main Entry: appraise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: judge, estimate
Synonyms: adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value
Notes: appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform'
apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate'
Main Entry: ascertain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make sure
Synonyms: check, check out*, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, establish, eye*, find out, fix, identify, learn, learn the ropes*, peg*, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, tell, verify, catch on, check up on, double-check, eyeball, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, look-see, make certain, make sure, pick up on, size up*
Main Entry: assay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: analyze
Synonyms: appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, measure, peg*, prove, rate, read, see, size, survey, test, try, value, weigh, eyeball, size up*, valuate
Main Entry: audit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inspection of financial records
Synonyms: analysis, check, examination, investigation, report, review, scrutiny, survey, verification, view, balancing, checking
Main Entry: audit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inspect financial records
Synonyms: analyze, balance, check, examine, go over, go through, investigate, report, review, scrutinize, survey, verify, sit in
Main Entry: block
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: obstruct
Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close out, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, occlude, plug, prevent, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stopper, stymie, tackle, thwart, close off, congest, hang up*, interfere with, shut off*, stop up, take out of play
Antonyms: let up, open, let go, unblock
Main Entry: bottle up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in check
Synonyms: check, collar, contain, cork, corner, cramp, curb, enclose, entrap, hold back, repress, restrain, restrict, suppress, trap, box up, bring to naught, coop up, cover up, hold down, hold in, keep back, keep feeling inside oneself, keep secret, shut in
Antonyms: confide, reveal, tell
Main Entry: bridle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraining device
Synonyms: check, control, curb, deterrent, leash, rein, restraint, hackamore, halter, headstall, trammels
Main Entry: canvass
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: poll; discuss issues
Synonyms: agitate, analyze, apply, argue, campaign, check, consult, debate, dispute, examine, inspect, investigate, review, run, scan, scrutinize, sift, solicit, study, survey, ventilate, check over, electioneer
Main Entry: card
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: piece of paper, often with purposeful writing
Synonyms: agenda, badge, billet, calendar, check, docket, identification, label, pass, poster, program, schedule, sheet, square, tally, ticket, timetable, voucher, cardboard, fiberboard
Main Entry: chide
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: criticize, lecture
Synonyms: admonish, berate, blame, castigate, censure, check, condemn, flay, lesson, rate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, slap on the wrist*, take down*, tell off, upbraid, call down*, call on the carpet, exprobate, find fault, give a hard time, monish, speak to, take down a peg, talk to, tick off*
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise
Main Entry: choke
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: smother, block
Synonyms: asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate
Antonyms: release, unblock, unconstrict
Main Entry: constrain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: force; restrain
Synonyms: ban, bar, bind, bottle up, bridle, chain, check, coerce, compel, confine, constrict, cork, curb, deny, deprive, disallow, drive, hold back, immure, impel, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, make, necessitate, oblige, pressure, stifle, urge, withhold, concuss, cool off, hem in, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, keep lid on, pressurize, put half nelson on, shotgun
Antonyms: free, release, let go
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