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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches..
That is a checkered tablecloth.
“What a checkered career!” said Newman.
Use checkered when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Checkered means Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches..
Common synonyms include patterned, checked, chequered.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That is a checkered tablecloth.
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