1
as in wrote
to compose and set down on paper the words of
scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratched (out)
Verb
-
In a post on X , the company wrote that access would be soon expanding, and that potential users could download the app now to join the waitlist.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Pearl Miles, 29, reading her yearbook, and the message her husband wrote inside.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The season ends on a hell of a cliffhanger, with one of the Nates revealing that the other one got deleted.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
-
Following their arrests, Active Club Canada’s public network went dark, Telegram pages were deleted or rebranded, and the club went virtually silent.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Rabbit Hole will be penned by Dune scribe Jon Spaihts; plot details are unknown at this time.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
-
On Monday, nine former directors of the CDC, who served under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, penned an op-ed in the New York Times decrying Kennedy’s public health moves.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Last year, Romania controversially canceled the turnout of a presidential election that produced a victory for a far-right independent, arguing his campaign was backed by Russian interference and disqualifying his candidacy.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Scratched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share