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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