Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for check
Synonyms for check: mark, see, agree, assay, bridle and confirmation. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 6 synonyms for check
Interchangeable with check, one per sense
Audited under check's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one check carries in that sense.
- markverb, in the sense "put a check mark on or near or next to"
- seeverb, in the sense "find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name check as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- agreeagree is a verb in the sense "be compatible, similar or consistent"
- assayassay is a noun in the sense "an appraisal of the state of affairs"
- bridlebridle is a noun in the sense "the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess"
- confirmationconfirmation is a noun in the sense "additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct"
Two directions, one standard: two audited under check and four under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
put a check mark on or near or next to
Please check each name on the list.
check in 2 more sentences, same sense
- Please check each box on the form before you submit it at the front desk.
- Check every plate as it comes out of the dishwasher for cracks or chips.
How it behaves: In this sense check usually takes a concrete object such as a name, box, or item, often appears as an imperative, and is common in casual or workplace instructions rather than formal writing.
The true synonym
mark
Same sentence, swapped: Please mark each name on the list.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- break
- train
- secure
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Check whether the train leaves on time.
check in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager asked her assistant to check whether the shipment had arrived before closing the warehouse for the night.
- She decided to check whether the bread had finished baking before pulling it from the oven.
How it behaves: In this sense, check is most often followed by a wh-clause introduced by whether, if, or how, and it works equally well in casual speech and formal writing.
The true synonym
see
Same sentence, swapped: See whether the train leaves on time.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot check is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- break
- hold
- deal
Opposites, in this sense
guess, assume and ignore reverse check as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of check takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- guess
- assume
- ignore
Where check turns up in the game
check is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in ten other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 10 puzzles where check is the trap
- markverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is notice, in the sense "notice or perceive", so check is there to be ruled out.
- problemnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is trouble, in the sense "a source of difficulty", with check sitting one tile away.
- trainverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is school, in the sense "teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment", and check is on the board beside it.
- trynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is effort, in the sense "earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something", so check is there to be ruled out.
Play check
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so check reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because thinking and knowing is the company check keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. check carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.