checklist

noun

check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist 

: a list of things to be checked or done

a pilot's checklist before takeoff

also : a comprehensive list

Synonyms of checklist

• list
• listing

Examples of checklist in a Sentence

Before takeoff the pilot went down his checklist of safety precautions.

I still have one thing left to do on my checklist.

a checklist of bird species

Recent Examples on the Web

But anyone who has prepared a company for due diligence knows the feeling of opening the data room checklist and realizing how much of the next quarter has just been spoken for. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

In an unusually deferential gesture for this bad-boy artist, Gagosian’s checklist states that Wolfson used the photo with the permission of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Rivera, who is helping implement the principles into new stories, notes that the four points aren’t meant to be a checklist, and every story won’t hit all four. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 22 Sep. 2026

Are Infrared Sauna Blankets Safe For a health-conscious purchase, safety belongs at the top of the checklist, not the bottom. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checklist

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist
• resist

Kids Definition

checklist

noun

check·​list ˈchek-ˌlist 

: a list of items to be referred to