Synonyms for strikethrough

Most common

bar · stroke · slash · solidus · slashout

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters.

Forms

Plural

strikethroughs → bars, slashes, soliduses, strokes…

Example sentences

• bar She belted out tune after tune at the karaoke bar.
• stroke One stroke of the pen will not solve this problem.
• slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bar¹

5 letters

slash¹

6 letters

stroke¹

7 letters

solidus

8 letters

slashout