GRE vocabulary
checkered
marked by alternating good and bad fortune or behavior
In a sentence
Checkered in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing checkered in a sentence.
He won the post despite a checkered past full of failed ventures.
Synonyms
variedmixedunevenspotty
Antonyms
consistentunblemished
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Common questions
Questions about “checkered”
Checkered (adjective) means marked by alternating good and bad fortune or behavior
Here is checkered used in an example sentence: "He won the post despite a checkered past full of failed ventures."
Common synonyms for checkered include varied, mixed, uneven, spotty.
Antonyms of checkered include consistent, unblemished.
Checkered is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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