Synonyms of checked

checked 1 of 2

adjective

as in controlled

Related Words

• controlled
• hampered
• restrained
• hindered
• governed
• constrained
• curbed
• bridled
• tempered
• temperate
• moderate

Dissimilar Words

• unchecked
• uncontrolled
• raw
• rampant
• abandoned
• runaway
• unbounded
• unhindered
• unrestrained
• unbridled
• unhampered
• intemperate
• uncontrollable
• wild
• ungovernable
• uninhibited
• riotous
• barbaric
• hog wild

checked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of check

1

as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point

their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponded
• coincided
• agreed
• conformed
• fitted
• answered
• consisted
• went
• sorted
• tallied
• rhymed
• accorded
• matched
• harmonized
• dovetailed
• fell in with
• squared
• aligned
• jibed
• comported
• cohered
• registered
• chorded
• equaled
• paralleled
• lined up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differed (from)
• disagreed (with)
• disputed
• contradicted
• nullified
• negated
• clashed
• conflicted
• gainsaid
• jarred

2

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

a tree finally checked the skidding car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• caught
• stalled
• stayed
• arrested
• blocked
• pulled up
• brought up
• stilled
• drew up
• hindered
• suspended
• held
• held up
• concluded
• fetched up
• snagged
• ended
• obstructed
• impeded
• baffled
• balked
• detained
• held back
• stemmed
• clogged
• cut off
• terminated
• dammed
• blockaded
• suppressed
• called
• discontinued
• turned back
• squashed
• repressed
• bottlenecked
• stunted
• squelched
• reined (in)
• choked off
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept (on)
• persisted
• carried on
• moved
• proceeded
• kept up
• marched
• progressed
• advanced
• pushed
• went along
• ran on
• drove
• fared
• stirred
• followed through (with)
• spurred
• propelled
• actuated
• wended
• impelled
• goaded
• budged

3

as in contained

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contained
• kept
• controlled
• regulated
• curbed
• measured
• restrained
• suppressed
• ruled
• stopped
• stifled
• tamed
• held
• governed
• inhibited
• constrained
• pulled in
• swallowed
• interrupted
• bridled
• reined (in)
• held back
• arrested
• blocked
• repressed
• minced
• choked (back)
• smothered
• muffled
• hampered
• strangled
• squelched
• silenced
• hindered
• pocketed
• sank
• impeded
• obstructed
• bottled (up)
• handcuffed
• muzzled
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• loosened
• liberated
• expressed
• unleashed
• aired
• took out
• loosed
• vented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of checked

Verb

Maybe he's simply grown a bit softer as a now 37-year-old, or with the career grand slam box finally checked, perhaps he's stopped giving a thought to anything that does not directly involve him. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

According to Boucher, Luna's owner flew in from California to reunite with Luna, who is getting checked by a veterinarian. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

But whatever Schadenfreude Lamb might be feeling about his rival’s humiliation is checked by concern over how much her operation has compromised his agents, past and present. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

But in its September filing for the apartment project, ValueRock management checked a box indicating that no historic or cultural resources are known to exist on the property. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Two riders said that workers had checked their safety harnesses before the ride started, per protocol. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Omani officials knew of al-Hammami’s interest in radical Islamism but failed to flag their concerns; flydubai never checked his record with the Omani authorities. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026

Minutes earlier, an Anthropic executive named Logan Graham had gotten back from his morning run and checked his phone. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Even though such problems are complex, they can be checked for correctness relatively quickly. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026