Synonyms of struck (out)

struck (out) 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of strike (out)

as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deleted
• crossed (out)
• edited (out)
• canceled
• scratched (out)
• removed
• erased
• stroked (out)
• deled
• censored
• killed
• blue-penciled
• wiped out
• rooted (out)
• blotted out
• rubbed out
• clipped
• elided
• x-ed (out)
• obliterated
• suppressed
• eradicated
• cleaned (up)
• expunged
• excised
• shortened
• effaced
• redacted
• laundered
• red-penciled
• expurgated
• abbreviated
• cropped
• blacked out
• cut
• bleeped
• repressed
• silenced
• bowdlerized
• blipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetted

struck out

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of strike out

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out, and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• failed
• flopped
• folded
• missed
• struggled
• fell flat
• fell short
• came to grief
• came up empty
• laid an egg
• washed out
• flamed out
• bombed
• came a cropper
• died on the vine
• tanked
• flunked
• foundered
• cratered
• fell on one's face
• declined
• crashed
• went under
• slipped
• slumped
• floundered
• skidded
• crumbled
• waned
• sank
• miscarried
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worked out
• went over
• delivered
• went
• succeeded
• came off
• clicked
• cooked
• panned out
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• won
• prevailed
• triumphed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of struck (out)

Verb

Sox batters struck out 14 times. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six sharp innings and Nick Loftin had a career-high four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Los Angeles Angels 12-1 on Saturday night. —CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

Then struck out again leading off the top of the fifth inning. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Then, in the fourth inning, Sale struck out the side on 13 pitches. —Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

The hitters struck out 14 times without drawing a walk. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026

But the Angels went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and struck out 11 times. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

The score remained tied until the fifth when Crochet struck out the first two men in what was looking like another quick inning. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

Schmitt grounded into a double play, and Jerar Encarnacion (pinch-hitting for Jung Hoo Lee) struck out swinging. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026