Synonyms for cross out
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kraws-out, kros- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˌaʊt, ˈkrɒs- |
Top 10 synonyms for cross out Other synonyms for the word cross out
- abandon
- abrogate
- amputate
- ax
- batten
- black out
- blank
- bleep
- blot
- blot out
- blue pencil
- blue-pencil
- break
- cancel
- clean
- clean up
- clear out
- conceal
- countermand
- cover
- cover up
- cross out
- cut up
- decontaminate
- decry
- deface
- delete
- delete; cover
- depreciate
- digress
- disannul
- dispatch
- disregard
- do away with
- do in
- downgrade
- drop
- eclipse
- efface
- elide
- eliminate
- eradicate
- erase
- evade
- excise
- exclude
- expunge
- exscind
- exsect
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- extract
- fade
- faint
- finish off
- give up
- go back on one's word
- go out like a light
- gut
- hold back
- keel over
- kill
- knock off
- launder
- leave
- lop off
- lower
- make dark
- mark down
- miss
- negate
- nullify
- obfuscate
- obliterate
- off
- omit
- overshoot
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up
- quash
- remove
- render invalid
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- resect
- revoke
- rub
- rub out
- rule out
- sanitize
- scissor out
- scratch out
- scrub
- shade
- shelve
- sink
- skip
- slash
- smash
- smother
- snip
- squash
- squelch
- stamp across
- stamp out
- sterilize
- stifle
- strike
- strike out
- suppress
- switch
- swoon
- take a loss on
- take out
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- trim
- underrate
- undervalue
- undo
- wash out
- white out
- wipe out
- wipe slate clean
- withdraw
- X out
- X-out
- zap
- zonk out
Définition of cross out
Origin :- "ill-tempered," 1630s, probably from 16c. sense of "contrary, athwart," especially with reference to winds and sailing ships, from cross (n.). Cross-purposes "contradictory intentions" is from 1660s.
- As in jump : verb omit, avoid
- As in write off : verb devalue; forget about
- As in black out : verb lose consciousness
- As in cancel : verb call off; erase
- As in delete : verb erase, remove
- As in efface : verb erase
- As in erase : verb remove; rub out
- As in excise : verb remove, delete
- Whichever he decided on, he must have forgotten to cross out the other.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- One sentence we wish to cross out; the next we wish to underline.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- I am sure that you can never have seen so much of the cross out of water.
- Extract from : « Red Men and White » by Owen Wister
- One should be careful in writing a letter not to cross out a word in it.
- Extract from : « Health, Happiness, and Longevity » by Louis Philippe McCarty
- Study the list earnestly and cross out anything that is not an actual necessity.
- Extract from : « Girl Scouts in the Rockies » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- Then have each of the persons to be examined go through one of these sheets and cross out all the wrong letters or figures.
- Extract from : « Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World » by Warren Hilton
- Cross out the maiden name and substitute 'with Mrs. John Touchwood, my former secretary.
- Extract from : « Poor Relations » by Compton Mackenzie
- They called for his book of accounts and ordered him to cross out all the Indian debts, he having traded much with them.
- Extract from : « Glimpses of the Past » by W. O. Raymond
- Then one and another gashed his naked breast, saying in derision: “I cross out my account.”
- Extract from : « Glimpses of the Past » by W. O. Raymond
- The requirement is to cross out a particular letter in a connected text.
- Extract from : « Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought » by Warren Hilton
Antonyms for cross out
- accept
- add
- address
- aid
- allow
- approve
- arrange
- assist
- bear
- begin
- build
- construct
- continue
- create
- decline
- decrease
- dirty
- enact
- establish
- face
- fasten
- figure
- fix
- give birth
- help
- imbalance
- improve
- include
- insert
- institute
- keep
- lose
- mend
- pencil in
- permit
- put in
- ratify
- restore
- resuscitate
- retain
- revive
- sanction
- start
- strengthen
- support
- tip
- uncover
- uphold
- validate
- welcome
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