2. (verb)checkmate, mate a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Synonyms: fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match, mate
3. (verb)checkmate, mate place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game Synonyms: pair, checkmate, copulate, match, twin, couple, mate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'checkmate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. checkmate To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in Synonyms: conquer, beat, humble, overthrow, subject, checkmate, master, prevail over, subjugate, crush, overcome, put down, surmount, defeat, overmaster, reduce, vanquish, discomfit, overmatch, rout, win, down, overpower, subdue, worst Antonyms: capitulate, fail, fly, lose, retire, submit, surrender, cede, fall, forfeit, resign, retreat, succumb, yield
Synonyms for checkmate 
