CHECKER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

checker

verb

Definition of checker

as in to pattern

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Recent Examples of checker At National Geographic the fact checkers occupy corner offices; editors force journalistic integrity. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026 The location had checkered booths and Pizza Hut's classic red cups, the same as Daland's. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 May 2026 Errin helps unpack the link between the ‘new’ and ‘old’ right, white women checkered political history, and how searching for community can sometimes lead people down dark paths. — Brittany Luse, NPR, 19 May 2026 The dream of an American team The red, white and blue hasn’t seen much checkered over Formula 1’s 76 seasons. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for checker

Recent Examples of Synonyms for checker

Verb

Meanwhile, leaflets ordering evacuations pattern the sky like a damned murmuration, and nighttime artillery fire paints striations like inverted fireworks.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Researchers deposit and pattern optical waveguides, which act as tiny pathways for light, on a silicon substrate.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pattern

Verb

Seventeen minutes later, a second plane streaked almost directly overhead and slammed into the other tower.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
With beads of sweat still streaking down his face, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer happily went over the checklist on his personal notepad after the Gamecocks’ 57-0 season-opening win over Kent State.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of streak

Verb

Obama sported a red, white and dark-striped dress from the cruise 2027 collection of the French luxury fashion house for the Grand Slam tennis tournament.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.

— Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stripe

Verb

The creamy consistency gives the pie a dreamy texture, with little pops of crunch from the passionfruit seeds flecked throughout the custard.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Family, friends and neighbors filled the frames with dancing and dominoes; their apartments painted in shades of mint, butter yellow and palomino pink, flecked with a patina cultivated by humidity and time.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of fleck

Verb

The Parthenon marbles date to the 5th century BCE and were originally created for the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The meat on the bones varies in thickness and, thanks to marbling and tough connective tissue, short ribs are ideal for slow cooking.

— Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of marble

Verb

Crumbs of leather from the sandals specked the floor just beside them, a concrete polished to only a partial sheen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Of course local photographer Geoff Baker was out and about in the storm as well, and his black-and-white shot of Main Street, with the snow specking the lens, is also memorable.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of speck

Verb

And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The fridge comes stocked with three kinds of beers, a mini wine collection, and local bean-to-bar chocolate speckled with kaffir lime and pink pepper.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of speckle

Verb

Related Articles The designer piece seemed to be made of a mix of tulle and some other opaque fabric that was mottled with darker accents for dimension.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
The mosquito, mottled in neon pink and purple, can be seen on a nearby computer screen.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 11 June 2026