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

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