checkmark

Task completion indicator

A checkmark is a mark (✓) used to indicate approval, completion, or correctness.

Teachers put checkmarks next to right answers; people put checkmarks next to completed items on a list.

As a verb, to checkmark something is to mark it this way: I checkmarked each task as I finished it.

Also written as two words: check mark.

checklist

task

Work to be done

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  • tallyRecorded count
  • itemSingle unit or article

box · list · to-do · reminder · inventory · schedule · tracker · progress · milestone · checkbox

symbol

tick

Parasitic eight-legged pest

badge · emblem · pictogram · sign · logo

completion

done

No longer in progress

fulfilled · achieved · executed · finalized · concluded · resolved · settled · ticked · sorted · closed

approval

greenlight

Authorization to proceed

yes · nod · consent · sanction · blessing · authorization · endorsement · ratification · accreditation · backing

correctness

correct

Free from error

valid · precise · exact · error-free · flawless · proper · sound · factual · unerring · perfect

verification

verified

Confirmed as accurate

certified · proven · audited · inspected · reviewed · vetted · substantiated · corroborated · attested · legitimate

Categories
Opposites
approval/rejection symbols

checkmarkcross

Pass from side to side

strikethrough · minus sign · thumbs down · red circle · question mark

completion status

checkmarkblank

Without marks or content

question mark · pending · incomplete · to-do · dash

Phrases
Family

checkmarks, checkmarked, checkmarking

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G