Synonyms of censored

censored

verb

past tense of censor

as in edited

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

• edited
• shortened
• expurgated
• deleted
• bowdlerized
• reviewed
• laundered
• suppressed
• cleaned (up)
• purged
• excised
• cut (out)
• repressed
• examined
• abbreviated
• silenced
• expunged
• red-penciled
• purified
• screened
• cleansed
• condemned
• gutted
• bleeped
• scrutinized
• censured
• denounced
• blipped
• blue-penciled
• blacked out
• x-ed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• authorized
• sanctioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of censored

Famously, nipples on male-presenting people are rarely censored—online or in real life—the way nipples on people with breasts are. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Until after the fact, Field had no idea that she had been censored. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Among students who self-censored, 91% cited classmates as a concern. — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

The vigils, which drew tens of thousands of people a year, were the only large-scale public commemoration on Chinese soil of the Tiananmen crackdown, discussion of which is heavily censored in mainland China. — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

These details, and whether the car was running the now-obsolete Autopilot or its more advanced successor FSD is impossible to know, because Tesla censored that section of the crash report. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Publishers censored themselves, fearing prosecution for publishing obscenity or controversial material. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

His work frequently censored by the Israeli government, Mansour developed a vocabulary of symbols that today functions as a language of resistance. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

The former pro athlete posted a family photo of himself, Panettiere and their daughter Kaya (whose face is censored by a bright orange dot) all smiles against a cloudy sky. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026