checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

plural checkups

: a general examination of someone's or something's condition

… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.

—Travel Holiday

especially : a periodic medical or dental examination

Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup.

—Peter Huber

After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course."

—Jin Lee

Synonyms

• audit
• check
• examination
• going-over
• inspection
• look-see
• review
• scan
• scrutiny
• survey
• view

Examples of checkup in a Sentence

She goes for a checkup every year.

The doctor gave me a checkup.

She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.

Recent Examples on the Web

During a routine checkup at the vet, one owner was left speechless when the doctor revealed the truth about her young kitten. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025

Another patient, a teenager who hadn’t seen a dentist in two years, came in for a checkup with four rotting molars and a painful abscess. —Samantha Korn, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025

Carnival reports before the opening bell on Tuesday, offering a checkup on discretionary travel spending. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 June 2025

As people age, prioritizing oral hygiene and regular dental checkups become even more important to overall health due to its impact on the body outside of just the gums, teeth and mouth. —Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checkup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup
• pickup

Kids Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination sense 1

a dental checkup

especially : a general physical examination

Medical Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination

especially : a general physical examination