Antonyms for blue pencil


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bloo-pen-suh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbluˈpɛn səl


Definition of blue pencil

  • As in censorship : noun forbiddance; ban
  • As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
  • As in obliterate : verb destroy
  • As in proofread : verb copyedit
  • As in revise : verb correct, edit
  • As in shorten : verb diminish, decrease
  • As in trim : verb cut shorter
  • As in void : verb nullify, cancel
  • As in soft-pedal : verb play down
  • As in censor : verb forbid; ban; selectively remove
  • As in condense : verb abridge
  • As in delete : verb erase, remove
  • As in edit : verb rewrite, refine
  • As in efface : verb erase
  • As in erase : verb remove; rub out
  • As in excise : verb remove, delete
  • As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
  • As in expurgate : verb censor, cut
  • As in abridge : verb shorten
Example sentences :
  • These letters or numbers are best inserted with soft red or blue pencil.
  • Extract from : « Essentials in Conducting » by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
  • The cashier was confident that his initials in blue pencil on the counterfoil were genuine.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • So he took the blue pencil and scribbled that sentence on the back of it.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • The stub of his blue pencil had not figured out a contingency like this.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • Owing to the loss of my blue pencil, our flag has had to adopt the Italian colors.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • Mark that with the blue pencil, Rob; I'll say that more briefly.
  • Extract from : « The Little Grey House » by Marion Ames Taggart
  • The Editor had sat down again, and he was fiddling with a blue pencil.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Treasure Seekers » by E. Nesbit
  • "Yes," said Ricker, and he began to read it anew, with his blue pencil in his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Quality of Mercy » by W. D. Howells
  • And, taking them, he wrote upon the back of each in blue pencil.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in Cuban Waters » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • His blue pencil scratched out a sentence from one of her stories.
  • Extract from : « Comrade Yetta » by Albert Edwards

Synonyms for blue pencil

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