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- [chek-meyt]
- /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
- /ˈtʃek.meɪt/
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- [chek-meyt]
- /ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
Definitions of checkmate word
- verb checkmate to thwart or render powerless 4
- uncountable noun checkmate In chess, checkmate is a situation in which you cannot stop your king being captured and so you lose the game. 3
- noun checkmate the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape 3
- noun checkmate the move by which this position is achieved 3
- noun checkmate utter defeat 3
- verb checkmate to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate 3
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Origin of checkmate
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English chek mat(e) < Middle French escec mat < Arabic shāh māt < Persian: literally, the king (is) checked, nonplussed
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Parts of speech for Checkmate
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checkmate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
checkmate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for checkmate
verb checkmate
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- undo — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
Antonyms for checkmate
verb checkmate
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
noun checkmate
- stalemate — Chess. a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
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