Synonyms of checking

checking

verb

present participle of check

1

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponding
• coinciding
• conforming
• agreeing
• answering
• fitting
• sorting
• consisting
• according
• tallying
• going
• squaring
• harmonizing
• rhyming
• matching
• aligning
• falling in with
• dovetailing
• comporting
• cohering
• jibing
• paralleling
• chording
• registering
• equaling
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differing (from)
• disagreeing (with)
• contradicting
• disputing
• conflicting
• nullifying
• negating
• clashing
• gainsaying
• jarring

2

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill

a tree finally checked the skidding car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• catching
• halting
• stalling
• staying
• blocking
• arresting
• pulling up
• hindering
• stilling
• holding
• bringing up
• drawing up
• suspending
• impeding
• holding up
• snagging
• obstructing
• stemming
• fetching up
• clogging
• ending
• detaining
• holding back
• concluding
• balking
• cutting off
• terminating
• baffling
• blockading
• calling
• damming
• suppressing
• discontinuing
• turning back
• squashing
• bottlenecking
• repressing
• stunting
• squelching
• reining (in)
• choking off
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping (on)
• persisting
• carrying on
• moving
• keeping up
• running on
• proceeding
• progressing
• advancing
• marching
• pushing
• driving
• going along
• stirring
• following through (with)
• faring
• spurring
• actuating
• propelling
• wending
• impelling
• goading
• budging

3

as in keeping

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

• keeping
• controlling
• containing
• regulating
• curbing
• measuring
• restraining
• suppressing
• holding
• stopping
• taming
• governing
• stifling
• ruling
• inhibiting
• constraining
• pulling in
• interrupting
• bridling
• swallowing
• reining (in)
• blocking
• holding back
• repressing
• choking (back)
• impeding
• smothering
• arresting
• strangling
• hindering
• hampering
• obstructing
• bottling (up)
• sinking
• squelching
• silencing
• pocketing
• mincing
• muffling
• handcuffing
• gagging
• muzzling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• loosening
• expressing
• liberating
• venting
• taking out
• airing
• loosing
• unleashing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of checking

Mic checking at their helm was my one-man welcoming committee, Ryan Bland. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Someone runs into a problem, finds software that fixes it, and signs up without checking whether the company already pays for something similar. — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Per Bloomberg, the speaker will follow in the steps of other smart speakers lately in pushing an AI-first focus aimed at helping people complete tasks, compared to simpler smart speaker tasks, like checking the weather. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Hamberger Medical reported a high level of agreement between the two systems when checking for AFib and other rhythm abnormalities. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Police officers were deployed along the road, stopping and checking every vehicle heading toward Fnideq. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Stepping away from the app for a week or two, or just not checking first thing in the morning, can break the spiral. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

The researchers note that in some cases, the only way to find out is by checking outbound traffic to see what’s been happening without your knowledge—something that’s a tall order for the everyday user. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

An easy way of testing this is checking the current texture of your hair. — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 25 July 2026