doublechecking
Looking over again
Doublechecking is verifying something a second time to ensure accuracy or catch errors: I'm doublechecking the numbers before we submit.
The word implies careful diligence—a single check might miss something.
Also spelled double-checking or as two words.
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- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
review · audit · corroboration · authentication · counterchecking · rechecking · reverification · quality control
Close, careful examination
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
attention · precision · exactness · painstaking · rigor · punctiliousness · fastidiousness · detail-oriented
Careful, wise judgment
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- warinessCautious distrust
hesitation · reassurance · safety · precaution · hedging · due diligence
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- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
reexamination · review · audit · corroboration · authentication · counterchecking · rechecking · reverification · quality control · vetting
scrutiny
Close, careful examination
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
conscientiousness · attention · precision · exactness · painstaking · rigor · punctiliousness · fastidiousness · detail-oriented · methodical
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
wariness · hesitation · reassurance · safety · precaution · hedging · due diligence
doublecheckingassuming
Accepting as true unverified
glossing over · overlooking · rubber-stamping · ignoring · skimming
doublecheckingblind trust
Complete unquestioning confidence
taking at face value · credulity · gullibility · carelessness · overconfidence
check, checking, doubling, unchecked, doubles, checker, doubly, checklist, double-checked