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[ chek-erd ] / ˈtʃɛk ərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR checkered ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivemarked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated: a checkered career. marked by dubious episodes; suspect in character or quality: a checkered past. marked with squares: a checkered fabric. diversified in color; alternately light and shadowed: the checkered shade beneath trees. Origin of checkered1350–1400; Middle English. See checker1, -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR checkered1 varied, uneven, irregular, seesaw. SEE SYNONYMS FOR checkered ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM checkeredun·check·ered, adjectiveWords nearby checkeredcheckedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard, checkered, checkered career, checkered flag, checkered lily, checkers, checkerspot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for checkeredOn a “warm up session,” he can be seen donning a checkered shirt and baseball hat atop his bushy ponytail. Meet Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, aka L. Jinny, the Ali G of Evil|Olivia Nuzzi|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Your character has a great look, with the short bob and the checkered dress. Neve Campbell on ‘Mad Men,’ ‘90s Nostalgia, and Why the ‘Scream’ Movie Franchise is Over|Marlow Stern|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He started out with a mixed, checkered record [and] seemed to be ready to build a good relationship with the West. Ukraine’s D.C. Lobbyists in Disarray as Dictator Flees|Eli Lake|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Although it should be noted that Feldman does have a checkered past. George Zimmerman Wants to Profit Off Trayvon Martin’s Death|Dean Obeidallah|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a video uploaded to YouTube, a young man, wearing a checkered keffiyeh over his face, said he was a Svoboda member. Ukraine Protesters Turn Stun Guns On Each Other|Oleg Shynkarenko|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Quite without warning, a heavy-set, round-faced man in checkered flannel shirt and corduroy breeches, emerged from behind a tree. Dan Carter Cub Scout|Mildred A. Wirt The death of their daughter, the lovely Theodosia Alston, completed the tragedy of his checkered life. Marse Henry (Vol. 2)|Henry Watterson Traveling salesmen, with checkered vests, gauge women as Herbert Spencer never could. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard Other stumps, surrounded by fern, checkered the oblong of cultivated soil, and the dew sparkled on the short oat stubble. Northwest!|Harold Bindloss The other wall-painting represents a man weaving a checkered rug on a horizontal loom. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt
Words related to checkeredmotley, spotted, diversified, variegated, quilted, mutable, patchwork, plaid, checky |