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cross out

[kraws-out, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌaʊt, ˈkrɒs- /
VERB
black out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut off darken erase extinguish faint pass out
STRONG
delete
WEAK
batten conceal cover cover up eclipse eradicate go out like a light hold back keel over make dark obfuscate quash rub out shade smother squash squelch stifle suppress swoon zonk out
Antonyms
WEAK
add pencil in resuscitate revive uncover
VERB
cancel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish abort annul break off cut destroy eliminate kill remove repeal rescind revoke wipe out
STRONG
abrogate ax break countermand deface delete efface eradicate expunge obliterate off omit quash repudiate scrub sink smash squash torpedo total trash trim undo zap
WEAK
X out black out blot out do away with do in finish off go back on one's word render invalid rub out scratch out stamp across strike out wash out wipe the slate clean
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve begin build continue create enact give birth keep ratify restore sanction start validate
STRONG
add aid allow assist bear construct establish fasten fix help institute lose mend permit strengthen support
WEAK
arrange imbalance tip uphold
VERB
delete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annul black out cut out destroy eliminate erase expunge omit remove wipe out
STRONG
bleep blue pencil cancel censor cut drop edit efface exclude expurgate obliterate rub snip squash squelch trim unsend
WEAK
X out blot out clean up pass up rub out rule out strike out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add include keep restore
STRONG
accept allow
WEAK
put in
VERB
efface
Synonyms
STRONG
blue pencil cancel delete destroy edit eliminate expunge fade obliterate
WEAK
blot out rub out scratch out white out wipe out
Antonyms
STRONG
build construct improve
VERB
erase
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish delete eliminate expunge negate obliterate wipe out
STRONG
annul blank blot cancel cut dispatch efface excise extirpate gut kill launder nullify strike trim withdraw
WEAK
X out black out blue pencil cut out disannul scratch out stamp out strike out take out unsee
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct ratify
STRONG
allow keep lose permit retain validate
WEAK
add insert put in
VERB
excise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
black out cut out edit eradicate expunge exterminate stamp out
STRONG
amputate cut destroy elide erase extirpate extract gut launder resect slash strike trim
WEAK
X out blot out blue pencil cut off cut up exscind exsect knock off lop off scissor out scratch out wipe out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add
STRONG
insert lose put in
VERB
jump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leave skip
STRONG
abandon cancel cover digress evade miss nullify overshoot switch
WEAK
clear out pass over
Antonyms
STRONG
uphold
WEAK
address face
VERB
write off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cancel give up lower
WEAK
decry depreciate disregard downgrade mark down shelve take a loss on underrate undervalue

Example Sentences

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You might be in a better position if you cross out parts of the hospital’s consent form that require you to promise payment before you sign, and then take a picture of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"Over 100 UK nationals were able to cross out of Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing. It is very disappointing that the crossing was closed yesterday," Dowden told the BBC.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2023

“But if you were going to cross out, you wouldn’t start out underneath, would you?”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

North believes the injury helped him physically too, allowing him to rest the other parts of his body and "cross out all the little niggles" he had been carrying.

From BBC • May 19, 2022

There was, of course, the cross out front.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper