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check
noun as in inspection, examination
noun as in restraint, hindrance
Strongest match
Strong matches
blow, constraint, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, restrainer, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble
noun as in pattern of squares
Strong matches
verb as in inspect, examine
Strongest matches
analyze, confirm, correct, find out, go through, investigate, look at, monitor, probe, review, scrutinize, study, test, try, verify
Strong matches
ascertain, audit, candle, case, compare, count, eyeball, frisk, note, overlook, prove, quiz, tell
Weak matches
balance account, enquire about, keep account, look over, make sure, scout out, take stock
verb as in hinder, restrain
Strong matches
baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, counteract, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, harness, hold, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, rebuff, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold
Weak matches
cut short, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep back, nip in the bud, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down
Example Sentences
California enacted its second bill in recent days restricting private-equity healthcare deals, creating what are likely to be the most significant of a wave of new state laws to check corporate investment in medicine.
Barbu recalled seeing cyclists travelling on the road ahead, and described checking his mirrors and moving "half into lane one, half into lane two", to give them space as he passed.
He singled out stories from The Free Press that he argues failed fact checks, including one on undernourishment deaths in Gaza and another involving a trans-family whistleblower in Missouri.
If you hadn't checked the website yourself, you would never have known.
It is designed to make data both reusable and properly credited by combining all essential steps -- curation, compliance checks, AI-ready formatting, peer review, an interactive portal, certification, and permanent hosting -- into one seamless process.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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