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

The North Dakota incident, while the most egregious attempt to censor Vonnegut, was not the only case of its kind. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

The first is that the journalism group will pull its punches and self-censor negative information about the corporate partner. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Equal-time rule doesn’t apply, group says The equal-time rule prohibits broadcast stations from censoring or rejecting political ads paid for and sponsored by legally qualified candidates. — ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2026

The president doesn’t see any disconnect between his big talk on free speech and his attempt to censor or punish the media and his political opposition—and neither, apparently, do many in the Republican Party. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026