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

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

Meta executives emphasized at trial that the company continuously improves safety and addresses compulsive social media use without infringing on free speech or censoring users. — Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

Even before the law was passed, publishers began preemptively censoring manuscripts. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

Jimmy Kimmel sidestepped these two major issues but mocked the vanity of a docu-chasing White House and censoring ways of a TV mogul. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026

The festival was first accused of censoring political talk when prominent attendees, including jury president Wim Wenders, declined to discuss politics. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026