Synonyms of blue-pencils

blue-pencils

verb

present tense third-person singular of blue-pencil

as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

military censors blue-penciled any remarks that could possibly be deemed critical

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stets