Synonyms of censor

censor

verb

as in to edit

to remove objectionable parts from

the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edit
• shorten
• delete
• bowdlerize
• expurgate
• review
• launder
• suppress
• clean (up)
• purge
• repress
• expunge
• red-pencil
• examine
• cut (out)
• purify
• excise
• condemn
• cleanse
• abbreviate
• blue-pencil
• x (out)
• screen
• silence
• scrutinize
• denounce
• gut
• censure
• bleep
• blip
• black out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• authorize
• sanction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of censor

In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Aguirre’s interviews are carefully edited with bleeps, censoring the ‘cabr—s’, the ‘hijos de p—s’ and ‘carambas’. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Like many women writers of the nineteenth century, she was censored and later forgotten. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

But because Twitch streams are live and not edited or censored like traditional TV programming, there are more risks involved regarding what young viewers may see onscreen. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 28 June 2026