crosscheck
Confirm from elsewhere
Crosscheck means to verify information by comparing it against another source or using a different method.
If you crosscheck facts, you confirm their accuracy by consulting multiple references.
In hockey, a crosscheck is an illegal move where a player shoves an opponent using the shaft of their stick held horizontally.
I always crosscheck flight times on the airline's website.
The word emphasizes the idea of intersecting verification—checking across rather than just checking once.
Confirm accuracy or truth
- validateConfirm as true
- confirmValidate as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
substantiate · proofread · recheck · countercheck · compare · collate · match · reconcile
Successful contact or strike
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- defendProtect from harm
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
boards · illegal · infraction · referee · checking
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- reviewCritical written assessment
assessment · evaluation · investigation · monitoring · accounting · financials · reconciliation · discrepancy
Accuracy of measurement
- correctnessState of being accurate
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
consistency · validity · integrity · discrepancy · mismatch · verification · alignment
verify
Confirm accuracy or truth
- validateConfirm as true
- confirmValidate as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
corroborate · substantiate · proofread · recheck · countercheck · compare · collate · match · reconcile · tally
hit
Successful contact or strike
interference · boards · illegal · infraction · referee · checking
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
review · assessment · evaluation · investigation · monitoring · accounting · financials · reconciliation · discrepancy · ledger
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- correctnessState of being accurate
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
reliability · consistency · validity · integrity · discrepancy · mismatch · verification · alignment
- copilot'sseat, headset, yoke, radio, gauges
- voter suppressionvoter suppression, voter intimidation, disenfranchisement, poll tax, poll taxes
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- airline termscaptain, pilot, copilot, first officer, flight attendant
- aviation jargoncockpit, fuselage, jetway, pushback, holding pattern
crosscheckblind trust
Complete unquestioning confidence
take at face value · take on faith · assume · presume · take for granted
crosscheckcredulity
Uncritical acceptance of claims
blind faith · gullibility · naivety · trustfulness · faith