Definitions

check up

VERB

case

Synonyms

STRONG

canvass examine inspect scrutinize study view

WEAK

check out check over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

overlook

STRONG

ignore neglect

VERB

corroborate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authenticate confirm justify substantiate validate verify

STRONG

approve certify document endorse establish okay prove ratify strengthen support sustain

WEAK

bear out check on check out declare true double-check give nod rubber-stamp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disprove invalidate veto

STRONG

contradict deny disagree disapprove discredit oppose refuse reject

WEAK

disallow disclaim refute

VERB

investigate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider examine explore inspect interrogate probe question review scrutinize search study

STRONG

bug case delve dig eyeball frisk inquire muckrake poke prospect pry read reconnoiter research scout sift spy tap wiretap

WEAK

be all ears check out check over feel out give the once-over go into inquisite listen in look into look over make inquiry nose around put to the test run down stake out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer forget ignore neglect reply

STRONG

leave alone overlook

VERB

probe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check out delve into dig examine inquire interrogate penetrate poke scrutinize sift verify

STRONG

ask catechize check eye pierce prod prospect query quiz search sound study test

WEAK

check over feel around feel out go into look into put out a feeler sound out test the waters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer misunderstand

STRONG

ignore reply

VERB

study

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inspect investigate read research scrutinize survey view

STRONG

brainstorm canvass case compare deliberate figure peruse scope

WEAK

check out check over do research give the eagle eye keep tabs look into sort out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

WEAK

forget

VERB

substantiate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm confirm corroborate debunk demonstrate justify prove ratify validate verify

STRONG

actualize approve authenticate complete establish incarnate manifest materialize objectify personify realize reify support test try

WEAK

attest to bear out check out try on try out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contradict deny discredit disprove invalidate reject veto

STRONG

disapprove ignore neglect oppose refuse

WEAK

break

VERB

survey

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assess canvass check check out estimate evaluate examine inspect look over observe overlook oversee review scan supervise

STRONG

appraise assay case contemplate measure plan plot prospect rate read reconnoiter research scope size study summarize superintend valuate value view

WEAK

check over give the once-over look upon set at size up stake out test the waters

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follow forget ignore neglect serve

VERB

verify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authenticate certify check corroborate demonstrate double-check establish find out justify prove substantiate

STRONG

attest debunk document eye eyeball peg settle size support test try

WEAK

add up bear out check out check up on hold up make certain make sure pan out size up stand up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse contradict deny discredit disprove hide invalidate reject

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check up

One soldier told the Chileans they had orders to check up on the foreign search-and-rescue teams because they could be “Yankee spies,” Lermanda said in a video interview with local journalists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It added that Maradona’s health team too easily gave in to his demands, resulting in nurses failing to regularly check up on him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Meta, which owns Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook among others, offers account users a "privacy check up" designed for users to check their settings.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Minutes after AFP met with him, a flurry of officials arrived to "check up" on his welfare.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

VOednejda,^, J«*ne V^ The ten people Alex had to check up on lived in four different buildings between Amsterdam and West End Avenues and two on Eighty-sixth Street and two on Eighty-seventh.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

check up

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