Synonyms of striking (out)

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verb (1)

present participle of strike (out)

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

struck out all references to indecent matters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deleting
• crossing (out)
• editing (out)
• scratching (out)
• stroking (out)
• canceling
• x-ing (out)
• removing
• erasing
• censoring
• wiping out
• rooting (out)
• deleing
• blotting out
• blue-penciling
• killing
• rubbing out
• eliding
• cleaning (up)
• eradicating
• clipping
• obliterating
• blacking out
• suppressing
• expunging
• effacing
• shortening
• excising
• bleeping
• laundering
• redacting
• cropping
• cutting
• blipping
• abbreviating
• red-penciling
• silencing
• expurgating
• repressing
• bowdlerizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetting

striking out

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verb (2)

present participle of strike out

as in failing

to be unsuccessful

their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failing
• collapsing
• flopping
• falling short
• flaming out
• missing
• folding
• coming up empty
• falling flat
• coming to grief
• struggling
• dying on the vine
• laying an egg
• washing out
• bombing
• coming a cropper
• falling on one's face
• tanking
• flunking
• cratering
• foundering
• declining
• going under
• crashing
• slipping
• skidding
• crumbling
• slumping
• waning
• floundering
• sinking
• misfiring
• miscarrying
• imploding
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working out
• going over
• coming off
• going
• succeeding
• delivering
• clicking
• panning out
• cooking
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• prevailing
• winning
• triumphing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of striking (out)

Verb

Henderson allowed one unearned run on two hits, striking out six and walking one before exiting after Carson Kelly's leadoff single in the sixth. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Javier, who tossed the first six innings of a combined no-hitter for Houston against Philadelphia in the 2022 World Series, gave up one run, three hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Steele tossed 1 2/3 innings Wednesday night with Triple-A Iowa, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits, striking out two and walking none. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Cameron allowed four runs on five hits while striking out seven and walking one over five innings. — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Yamamoto puts in a solid start, holding the Braves to four hits and striking out eight over 6⅓ innings. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Josh Lowe failed to get a bunt down, striking out when trying to bunt with two strikes. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

White Sox reliever Grant Taylor, who got the final out of the sixth, worked out of a jam in the seventh by striking out Durbin to leave runners on the corners. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026