Synonyms of ticks (off)

ticks (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of tick (off)

as in lists

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

• lists
• recites
• details
• outlines
• numerates
• reels off
• itemizes
• enumerates
• rehearses
• mentions
• catalogs
• tallies
• inventories
• charts
• figures
• cites
• tabulates
• graphs
• estimates
• calculates
• computes
• diagrams
• names
• reckons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizes

ticks off

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of tick off

1

as in admonishes

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

• admonishes
• reprimands
• blames
• gets after
• scolds
• criticizes
• faults
• gets on
• chides
• dresses down
• rebukes
• burns one's ears
• rails (at or against)
• reproaches
• reproves
• mocks
• reprehends
• keelhauls
• jaws
• lectures
• chews out
• condemns
• scores
• attacks
• upbraids
• berates
• pans
• knocks
• minimizes
• crucifies
• harangues
• lashes
• flays
• rates
• abuses
• assails
• censures
• slams
• excoriates
• denounces
• lambastes
• castigates
• ridicules
• bad-mouths
• disparages
• deprecates
• scoffs
• belittles
• blasts
• puts down
• derides
• scorns
• disses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• salutes
• hails
• applauds
• extols
• lauds
• touts
• OKs

2

as in angers

to make angry

it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angers
• infuriates
• enrages
• annoys
• steams up
• outrages
• irritates
• rubs the wrong way
• riles
• rankles
• inflames
• offends
• ires
• roils
• incenses
• burns (up)
• mads
• maddens
• aggravates
• gets one's goat
• provokes
• crosses
• puts out
• ruffles
• exasperates
• envenoms
• vexes
• affronts
• gets
• miffs
• nettles
• huffs
• piques
• peeves
• antagonizes
• embitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• pleases
• relieves
• gratifies
• comforts
• consoles
• allays
• soothes
• assuages
• settles
• calms
• appeases
• lulls
• quiets
• charms
• disarms
• captivates
• mollifies
• conciliates
• placates
• pacifies
• enchants
• beguiles
• bewitches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ticks (off)

Verb

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

Made with 76 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 24 percent Cabernet Franc from a high-altitude estate vineyard in an area of Sonoma known for its impeccable Bordeaux-style blends, this wine ticks off all the boxes for lovers of bold reds. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

Without hard freezes killing ticks off, populations are surviving in higher numbers and becoming active earlier each spring. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026

Lowend pioneer Munch Lauren once told me that the reason Milwaukee beats sound like that—like the Energizer Bunny strapped to the drums, just a few ticks off from New Orleans bounce—is because folks would literally dance to bounce tracks in the clubs in the early 2010s. — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026