TICK (OFF) Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

tick (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

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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tick off

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verb (2)

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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Another ally recalls how, after hearing small-business owners tick off the burdens of paperwork, Harris worked to automate the way small businesses pay taxes. —

Charlotte Alter / Pittsburgh, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 Raul's appointment would also tick off another box in that Ancelotti has reportedly wanted another member to join his coaching group. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The soaring vermilion bridge is one of the first sights that most transplants tick off their must-see list, and Ashwini’s work took her all around San Francisco. —

Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile Beard ticked off his something borrowed by wearing a tie handed down by his father from 1981. —

Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tick (off)