TICK OFF Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of tick (off)

as in to list

to specify one after another ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list

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as in to admonish

to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised

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as in to anger

to make angry it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

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Lastly, tick off five small tasks that will take little time and concentration. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford's hand. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick (off)

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Engelbert listed three guiding principles for the league in the discussion but did not clarify whether or not trans athletes are allowed to play in the WNBA.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Tucci was listed as one of the travelers/soldiers, alongside his pal Campbell Scott.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of list

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So if ever you are admonished for omitting the fish in a Caesar, point your mistaken scold to Tijuana.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Marsh, the judge who presided over the trial, repeatedly admonished Basabe for bringing up things that the court had previously ruled he wasn’t allowed to mention.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
The actor also objected to being a locker room scene that required full-frontal nudity, which allegedly angered Russell, TMZ reported.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

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Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
She was vilified and reprimanded for ACTUALLY taking a courageous stance against men in women’s sports and spaces.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of reprimand

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But some one-time backers have been infuriated by his support last month for a law that would prevent the arrest of ultra-Orthodox Jews for avoiding the military draft.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
The trade infuriated fans and likely delighted the MLB executives and owners who are thirsty to implement a hard salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of infuriate

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The statement came after Roth detailed a sequence in the film to Polygon that features a cartoon that seemingly hypnotizes children, turning them into murderers.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
In the broader Pinnacle development, Wardle detailed more commercial space and offices coming to the area around the South Meridian library, plus a new subdivision planned for residents age 55 and older.

— Rose Evans August 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

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Many blamed the incident on his government's progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The site, known as Pecan Island, became available as part of a legal settlement that resolves dozens of lawsuits that blame ExxonMobil for pollution and coastal land loss, the newspaper reports.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

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