Synonyms of scratches (out)

scratches (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scratch (out)

1

as in writes

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

• writes
• pens
• authors
• composes
• scribbles
• records
• types
• crafts
• prints
• letters
• rewrites
• pencils (in)
• typewrites
• draws up
• drafts
• signs
• prepares
• casts
• words
• recasts
• formulates
• revises
• transcribes
• redrafts
• takes down
• frames
• phrases
• autographs
• registers
• expresses
• couches
• puts

2

as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deletes
• strikes (out)
• crosses (out)
• strokes (out)
• cancels
• edits (out)
• blue-pencils
• removes
• erases
• censors
• kills
• wipes out
• x's (out)
• deles
• roots (out)
• clips
• rubs out
• elides
• blots out
• expunges
• eradicates
• obliterates
• cleans (up)
• red-pencils
• effaces
• suppresses
• crops
• bowdlerizes
• excises
• shortens
• expurgates
• blacks out
• launders
• blips
• abbreviates
• silences
• bleeps
• cuts
• redacts
• represses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets