Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

check off

VERB
mark off
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Back in cold, gray Chicago, I head to the suburbs for a dermatologist appointment to check off a skin-cancer screening before the new baby arrives.

From Slate May 10, 2026

I still make lists and check off the completed items.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps the real disappointing aspect of the bucket list is that most of us will probably never check off all or even some of the items on it.

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

Noisy background characters, even people who are barely onscreen, make themselves heard whenever the film itself has to check off another trope.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

At first I would check off each day with a pencil.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training