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unchecking

unchecking is the present participle and gerund of uncheck.

Meaning of uncheck

Verb

uncheck (third-person singular simple present unchecks, present participle unchecking, simple past and past participle unchecked)

  1. (Canada, US) To remove a checkmark.
    • Uncheck the “save my password” box.
    Synonyms:
    unselect, untick
    Antonyms:
    check
  2. To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket.
    Synonyms:
    offload
    Antonyms:
    check

Questions about unchecking

What is unchecking the present participle and gerund of?
Unchecking is the present participle and gerund of uncheck.

Words near unchecking in the dictionary

  1. uncheckable
  2. unchecked
  3. unchecked exception
  4. unchecked exceptions
  5. uncheckered
  6. unchecking
  7. uncheckmated
  8. unchecks
  9. uncheckt
  10. uncheerable
  11. uncheered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unchecking (page history and authors); uncheck (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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