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checked out

checked out adjective: uninterested, uncooperative. Also the simple past and past participle of check out.

Adjective

checked out (comparative more checked out, superlative most checked out)

  1. Uninterested, uncooperative.
    • “Let’s just be honest, people are checked out right now,” Ms. Koch said. “It’s the Fourth, schools are out, and it’s hot here in Iowa.”2026 July 2, Emily Davies, “MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Also used as

checked out is also the simple past and past participle of check out.

Forms of checked out

comparativemore checked out
superlativemost checked out

Questions about checked out

What does checked out mean?
Checked out means uninterested, uncooperative.
What part of speech is checked out?
Checked out is an adjective.

Words near checked out in the dictionary

  1. checked in with oneself
  2. checked into
  3. checked off
  4. checked on
  5. checked one's eyelids for leaks
  6. checked out
  7. checked over
  8. checked swing
  9. checked syllable
  10. checked syllables
  11. checked the math

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