Synonyms of elide

elide

verb

i-ˈlīd 

1

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delete
• erase
• cancel
• remove
• censor
• blue-pencil
• stroke (out)
• efface
• cross (out)
• kill
• strike (out)
• x (out)
• edit (out)
• obliterate
• eradicate
• scratch (out)
• expunge
• suppress
• dele
• shorten
• excise
• wipe out
• redact
• clip
• launder
• abbreviate
• blot out
• repress
• root (out)
• expurgate
• silence
• cut
• bowdlerize
• rub out
• clean (up)
• bleep
• blip
• crop
• red-pencil
• black out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stet

2

as in to shorten

to make less in extent or duration

the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shorten
• curtail
• abridge
• truncate
• reduce
• abbreviate
• cut back
• dock
• syncopate
• encapsulate
• summarize
• recapitulate
• compress
• trim
• pare
• abstract
• digest
• decrease
• constrict
• modify
• sum up
• cut down
• epitomize
• lessen
• diminish
• retrench
• cut
• prune
• shrink
• abate
• slash
• taper
• moderate
• dwindle
• contract
• downsize
• subtract (from)
• deflate
• lower
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• expand
• elongate
• add
• enlarge
• supplement
• increase
• protract
• augment
• maximize
• heighten
• amplify
• raise
• escalate
• dilate
• inflate
• boost
• swell
• aggrandize
• distend
• pump up
• blow up
• balloon

Examples of elide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite its focus on catastrophic weather, the film carefully elides any mention of climate change and its real-world contributions to the meteorological bedlam described onscreen. —Rafi Schwartz, The Week Us, theweek, 23 July 2024

The carpeted non-setting cross-fades between apartment and therapist’s office; identities elide, too, so a lawyer refusing A’s case suddenly becomes her mom on the phone. —The New Yorker, 21 June 2024

The demands of the latter lead Small to truncate important events, eliding their deeper complexities. —Charlotte Kent, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2024

This argument, though, elided the thread of old-fashioned misogyny that ran through many of Nelson’s posts. —Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024