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

Most of these conversations included an admission that the bot’s claims needed to be checked for hallucinations, that prompts had to be rewritten several times to be effective, and that the feedback tended to be positive and surface-level. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

With its open kitchen, family room and sunroom that opened onto a deck, the four-bedroom, $460,000 condo in the nearby suburb of Hudsonville checked every box. — Emily Elconin For Cnn, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

An Instagram post on May 17 from Sanders said the bar owner checked himself into a facility after a suicide attempt. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Rescuers checked his injuries before a helicopter flew him from Horse Camp to a nearby hospital for treatment. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Mayfield checked down to Bucky Irving, sprinting into oncoming traffic, looking for a way to get the first down. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Gilgeous-Alexander played his rookie season with the Clippers and checked all the boxes Leonard wouldn’t. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

It was fact checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. — Sarah Gonzalez, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Police used metal detectors and checked the contents of bags before allowing people into the meeting 45 minutes before its start. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026