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

When Hasabo Ibrahim first arrived in Colorado in 1998, finding halal food often meant navigating mainstream grocery stores and carefully checking products one by one. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

For some people, that could be checking a price every morning. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The best way to care for a pillow depends on its fill, so always start by checking the manufacturer’s care label. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Mosley’s body was discovered while checking the car at Park Valley Apartments in response to a missing person report earlier in the week. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Whether that means reviewing one’s preferred physicians to determine their in-network status or checking medications to see whether they are covered, Jolley helps her clients make an informed decision. — Karen Koehler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

That means checking the application against two years of W-2s, 12 months of bank statements, the latest tax return and a current employment verification letter. — Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Antosh recommends checking with a doctor before using a high-pressure bidet right after childbirth or with genital ulcers, since powerful streams can irritate healing tissue. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

And inevitably, buyers will start checking boxes and pushing that price tag upwards. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026