Xed out

Marked for deletion

Xed out means crossed out or eliminated, from the practice of marking an X through something to cancel or delete it.

You might X out a name on a list, X out a mistake on a form, or X out plans that fell through.

She Xed out the wrong answers.

The spelling varies: X'd out, x-ed out.

Related

eliminated · cross · nixed · rejected · voided · redacted · scratched · crossed · crossed · crossed

Opposites
inclusion/exclusion marking

Xed outchecked off

ticked · kept in · circled · highlighted · starred

visibility/legibility

Xed outhighlighted

Marked for emphasis

emphasized · bolded · underlined · spotlighted · revealed

selection status

Xed outselected

Deliberately chosen

chosen · picked · checked · filled in · marked

Family

xed, out, outed, outing, outs, outer, outward, outwardly

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