CHECKMATED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

checkmated

verb

past tense of checkmate

as in frustrated

to prevent from achieving a goal finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio

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Recent Examples of checkmated In the playoffs, the NFL’s best defenses too often checkmated the Patriots pre-snap because Maye could not and/or did not audible into a new play. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

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A couple of Lake County coaches are frustrated because their teams were not allowed to participate in this year’s FHSAA Florida Invitational Tournament football playoffs.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Alderwoman Diesha Contee, whose ward includes most of the city’s public housing, said residents and their advocates are frustrated.

— Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of frustrated

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However, having gone through this first season, many are now baffled as to how the algorithm works.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
But, about eight days before the election, when Acker heard that Stevens was thinking about switching her endorsement from El-Sayed to the Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers, he was baffled.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of baffled

Verb

Along with declines at Showtime, the BET+ integration hampered total DTC growth by 6%.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
In October too, Ukraine’s ability to use Starshield, a military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink service that is critical to its military operations, was hampered when speed limits were imposed on the satellite terminals.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of hampered

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The attorney general says an accusation that Wiles thwarted a MAHA initiative to protect sugar industry contributions isn’t cause for DOJ scrutiny.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
France’s national blood service, which 1,900 hospitals rely on, said Tuesday that hackers raised the temperature at cold storage units, but the attack was thwarted before any damage was done.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of thwarted

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In the northwest suburban 8th District, Krishnamoorthi will hand the seat back to fellow centrist Melissa Bean, who also defeated more progressive candidates in the primary.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz, who took jabs at his showbiz background during her campaign.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of defeated

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