struck through

Line drawn over

Struck through describes text with a horizontal line drawn through it, indicating deletion or completion.

In editing, words are struck through to show they should be removed while remaining visible: The struck through passages revealed what the author had cut.

On task lists, struck through items mark what's been accomplished.

cancellation

voided

Made legally ineffective

rescinded · nullified · repealed · superseded · countermanded · quashed · vetoed · abolished · withdrawn · terminated

omission

redacted

Officially removed from view

excised · removed · blacked out · suppressed · sanitized · bowdlerized · cut · blanked · obscured · withheld

editing

strikethrough

Line negating text

proofreading · revision · copy editing · manuscript · draft · correction · typo · cross out · overstrike · blue pencil

error

mistake

Wrong action or decision

oversight · inaccuracy · slip · fault · gaffe · flaw · blooper · goof · miscue · erroneous

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text visibility/preservation

struck throughpreserved

Kept from deterioration

retained · intact · kept · erased · deleted

editorial status

struck throughaccepted

Formally agreed to

approved · confirmed · kept in · reinstated · retained

text formatting state

struck throughunmarked

Having no visible identification

unformatted · plain · clear · clean · unstruck

Family

struck, through, strike, strikes, striking, strikingly, striker, strikers, thorough

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G