crossing out
Drawing line over
Crossing out is the act of drawing a line through written text to indicate deletion or cancellation.
You cross out mistakes, completed items on a list, or words you've reconsidered: She crossed out the wrong answer and wrote the correct one.
The crossed-out text typically remains visible, distinguishing it from erasure.
Line negating text
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- scribbleWrite without care
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- mark outIndicate boundaries visibly
line through · stroke · strike off · redline · black out · blue-pencil · overwrite · deface
Remove or erase
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- removeTake something away
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
efface · wipe · excise · dele · rub out · edit out · scrub · blot out
Without legal effect
- annulDeclare legally void
- invalidateMake null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
rescind · countermand · negate · quash · disqualify · retract · withdraw · abolish
strikethrough
Line negating text
line through · mark out · stroke · strike off · redline · black out · blue-pencil · overwrite · deface
delete
Remove or erase
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- removeTake something away
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
expunge · efface · wipe · excise · dele · rub out · edit out · scrub · blot out · scratch out
void
Without legal effect
- annulDeclare legally void
- invalidateMake null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
revoke · rescind · countermand · negate · quash · disqualify · retract · withdraw · abolish · repeal
veto
Official refusal to approve
rebuff · turn down · say no · thumbs-down · nix · disapprove · spurn · deny · disallow · pass on
amend
Modify or correct
rectify · fix · adjust · emend · update · redraft · rework · rewrite · proofread · mark up
crossing outadding
Joining to increase
inserting · writing · appending · filling in · annotating
crossing outchecking off
Marking items as completed
ticking · approving · confirming · endorsing · validating
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