1
as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in to delete
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch (out)
Verb
-
Seferlis is from Kensington, Maryland, and appeared to write the letters as a response to the war in Gaza, according to reports.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026 -
More than 40 businesses, nonprofits and community organizations, including some led by kids, have come together to write a policy playbook for Colorado's next governor.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
OpenClaw agents have been tricked into uploading sensitive data, including financial information and crypto wallet keys; in other cases, agents have deleted emails and code libraries.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
-
Even worse, the fake Claude Code steals sensitive data like passwords, session cookies, and more, and is very difficult to delete.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Aline Brosh McKenna and Weisberger, who wrote the original film, also penned the sequel.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
-
Oscar winner Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Hamnet) was set to direct with a script penned by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face).—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Numerous artists have canceled performances and attendance has dropped off.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
-
As of the afternoon of March 15, 2,632 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, and 1,678 were canceled, according to FlightAware.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Scratch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
