Synonyms for checkered
ˈtʃɛk ərdcheck·ered

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1. checked, checkered, chequeredadjective

   patterned with alternating squares of color

   Synonyms:
   checked, chequered

   Antonyms:
   unpatterned, plain, unchangeable

2. checkeredadjective

   marked by changeable fortune

   "a checkered business career"

   Synonyms:
   checked, chequered

   Antonyms:
   unchangeable, plain, unpatterned

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1. checkeredadjective

   Synonyms:
   diversified, variegated, plaid, mosaic, tessellated

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1. List of paraphrases for "checkered":

   chequered

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1. Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena:

   Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

2. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

   How can someone who has had such a long and checkered history not be on the appropriate watch lists and how can someone like that be entirely at large in the community?

3. Kyle Kashuv:

   Harvard deciding that someone can't grow, especially after a life-altering event like the shooting, is deeply concerning. If any institution should understand growth, it's Harvard, which is looked to as the pinnacle of higher education despite its checkered past.

4. Nicholas Brown:

   This property has an interesting, slightly checkered history, it belonged to the Hell-Fire Club( a secret organization where members of high society were rumored to commit a range of debauched acts) at one point.

5. Thomas Wadden:

   Healthcare practitioners are still a little wary of weight-loss medications because of this sort of checkered past.