censored

adjective

cen·​sored ˈsen(t)-sərd 

: suppressed, altered, or deleted as objectionable : subjected to censorship

… the annual announcement of the list of censored stories is a genuine media event …

—William Powers

… during the nineteenth century intellectuals would meet to read a variety of foreign newspapers, searching for information withheld from the heavily censored press.

—Michael Balter

Examples of censored in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tennis star later apologized in the comments of a censored Instagram post on the HSBC Championships account — which appears to have since been taken down. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Your first warning is when local news, embassy alerts, and travel communications become inconsistent or censored, situational awareness is compromised. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

The case has been widely reported by China’s heavily state censored media for the gruesome details of how Xu plotted the murder. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

Over the years, the censored version of the film has screened at various film festivals across the world. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for censored

• uncensored