TICK OFF Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of tick (off)

as in to list

to specify one after another ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list

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as in to admonish

to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised

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as in to anger

to make angry it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

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Recent Examples of tick (off)

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Visitors pore over maps of national parks and game reserves, hoping to tick off each species before flying home. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first-round loss to UCLA, the realization of its finality began to settle in. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 Lastly, tick off five small tasks that will take little time and concentration. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick (off)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick (off)

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There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Omarr Norman-Lott is listed below, beginning the season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of list

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Davis was much more somber, and his attorney, Wayne Higgins, is heard frequently admonishing his client for volunteering unnecessary information.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Some speakers admonished the county commission for shooting down the moratorium proposal.

— Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of admonish

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That angered Michigan Democrats who were frustrated with El-Sayed, and brought Jeffries and other Democrats into the fray, putting the candidate El-Sayed had invested the most in on the defensive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The president is defending the data center boom as GOP officials across the country turn against projects that have angered voters.

— Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

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Critics lacking a serious investment in women’s basketball can conveniently swoop in to recite their spiel, and pay no attention to the sport itself.

— Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of recite

Verb

Judge William Sullivan declined to declare a mistrial but sharply reprimanded the prosecution and told the jury to disregard Heilbrun’s statements on Clancy’s faith.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit says the officer was reprimanded and removed from further field training of Wadell.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of reprimand

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The White House’s abrupt decision last week to ease tariffs on 300,000 metric tons — more than 660 million pounds — of foreign beef imports has infuriated American cattle ranchers and congressional Republicans alike.

— Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The heated rhetoric has infuriated and astonished most Canadians; in a recent poll, seventy-six per cent supported the decision of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to walk away from trade talks with Washington.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of infuriate

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The book, co-written with journalist Katrina Onstad, details her tragic story of losing Miazga’s 14-year-old child, Mars, to suicide in 2020 and the aftermath.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The company recently detailed plans to move into K-dramas and game publishing through its subsidiary WebsCreative, including agreements around two unannounced, fully cast K-drama projects with major Korean broadcasters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of detail

Verb

Heaping credit onto Espada is dangerous, but so is blaming him for every game that goes awry.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
That war ended in a humiliating defeat by an enemy regarded as much weaker, and many tsarist officials blamed the outcome on Japanese spies and saboteurs.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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