Synonyms of tick (off)

tick (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• recite
• detail
• reel off
• outline
• itemize
• enumerate
• catalog
• mention
• rehearse
• inventory
• numerate
• figure
• cite
• tabulate
• calculate
• chart
• compute
• estimate
• graph
• tally
• name
• diagram
• reckon

tick off

2 of 2

verb (2)

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admonish
• reprimand
• get after
• blame
• scold
• get on
• criticize
• fault
• rail (at or against)
• chide
• reproach
• rebuke
• burn one's ears
• dress down
• chew out
• mock
• reprove
• jaw
• attack
• lecture
• condemn
• rate
• minimize
• knock
• upbraid
• berate
• pan
• censure
• harangue
• put down
• flay
• lash
• abuse
• crucify
• keelhaul
• score
• assail
• belittle
• slam
• disparage
• ridicule
• denounce
• lambaste
• reprehend
• excoriate
• scoff
• blast
• bad-mouth
• castigate
• dis
• deride
• deprecate
• scorn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• sanction
• OK
• salute
• praise
• applaud
• hail
• tout
• laud
• extol

2

as in to anger

to make angry

it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• infuriate
• enrage
• steam up
• annoy
• outrage
• irritate
• rub the wrong way
• mad
• ire
• offend
• inflame
• incense
• rile
• rankle
• put out
• get one's goat
• madden
• roil
• aggravate
• burn (up)
• cross
• provoke
• ruffle
• exasperate
• vex
• affront
• peeve
• get
• huff
• nettle
• pique
• miff
• antagonize
• embitter
• envenom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• please
• relieve
• delight
• gratify
• allay
• comfort
• console
• assuage
• soothe
• settle
• placate
• charm
• appease
• calm
• quiet
• conciliate
• lull
• pacify
• mollify
• disarm
• beguile
• captivate
• enchant
• bewitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tick (off)

Verb

As Holiday suspected, the talk ticked off some of the Celtics’ top returners. —Jay King, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026

Preparing for a Super Bowl watch party, or tailgate spread, means ticking off a list of classic menu items. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026

The list below will help you Oscar obsessives tick off titles ahead of the ceremony on March 15. —Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026

As the miles ticked off, his body developed strains, muscle pulls, and other injuries. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026