SCRATCHED (OUT) Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

scratched (out)

verb

past tense of scratch (out)

as in wrote

to compose and set down on paper the words of scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front

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as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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stetted

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Maguire and Strayer co-wrote every song on Taking the Long Way along with Maines.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
Jiang wrote and directed the film and produced it alongside Yinx Zhou and Sol Ye.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrote

Verb

Richard Meulenberg provided additional details in a video posted to Facebook that has since been deleted.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
When the state party’s Pride Caucus shared the county party’s statement on social media, the post was deleted.

— Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of deleted

Verb

Lee’s 1995 version — which starred Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant — won an Oscar for its script, penned by Thompson, and was also up for best picture.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Rhimes wrote all episodes of the 2023 limited series except one, which was penned by Nardini who also co-wrote another with Rhimes.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of penned

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Several college football games were altered because of the storm, with six changing their kickoff times and one being canceled entirely.

— Ryan Morik , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Public school classes were canceled, and residents were urged to wear face masks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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