Synonyms of striking (out)

striking (out) 1 of 2

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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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)
• cancelling
• canceling
• x-ing (out)
• removing
• erasing
• x'ing (out)
• censoring
• wiping out
• rooting (out)
• deleing
• blotting out
• blue-penciling
• killing
• rubbing out
• eliding
• cleaning (up)
• eradicating
• clipping
• obliterating
• suppressing
• blacking out
• expunging
• effacing
• shortening
• excising
• bleeping
• laundering
• redacting
• cropping
• cutting
• blipping
• red-penciling
• abbreviating
• 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