Synonyms of censoring

censoring

verb

present participle of censor

as in editing

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

• editing
• shortening
• deleting
• reviewing
• bowdlerizing
• expurgating
• laundering
• suppressing
• cleaning (up)
• purging
• examining
• cutting (out)
• repressing
• excising
• abbreviating
• purifying
• cleansing
• silencing
• red-penciling
• expunging
• condemning
• screening
• gutting
• censuring
• denouncing
• scrutinizing
• bleeping
• blipping
• blue-penciling
• x-ing (out)
• blacking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• authorizing
• approving
• sanctioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of censoring

Pugh called out Instagram for censoring her initial posts on the matter. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Nov. 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

Earlier in the week, Kraft allegedly led a pressure campaign to force the Seattle rapper off Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour, igniting a firestorm of backlash from artists and fans accusing Kraft of censoring Macklemore’s free speech. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Beijing, for its part, maintains a series of firewalls that—in addition to surveilling and censoring the Chinese people—protect Chinese networks from American offensive intrusions. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 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

Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses. — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026

Residents began self-censoring in private chats and deleting posts out of fear of reprisal. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026