Synonyms of edit

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verb (1)

ˈe-dət 

1

as in to revise

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revise
• read
• rework
• publish
• print
• compile
• redraft
• amend
• revamp
• annotate
• reedit
• polish
• perfect
• correct
• copyedit
• rectify
• touch up
• emend
• sub
• redact
• issue
• abridge
• subedit
• fact-check
• recopy
• blue-pencil
• anthologize
• get out
• collect
• engross
• red-pencil

2

as in to adjust

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjust
• adapt
• tailor
• put
• conform
• suit
• customize
• shape
• prepare
• fit
• modify
• condition
• accommodate
• fashion
• acclimate
• alter
• acclimatize
• match
• transform
• revise
• doctor
• convert
• correct
• readjust
• establish
• rework
• bend
• tune
• equip
• pattern
• model
• harmonize
• root
• gear
• redesign
• remake
• redo
• attune
• reclaim
• recast
• orient
• recycle
• rehearse
• prime
• ready
• readapt
• orientate
• regulate
• familiarize
• square
• train
• remodel
• rig
• refashion
• acquaint
• fine-tune
• refocus
• reengineer
• reinvent
• revamp
• season
• refit
• settle
• register
• redevelop
• inure
• harden
• naturalize
• accustom
• make over
• habituate
• rejigger
• phase
• toughen
• refigure
• fiddle (with)
• habilitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

edit (out)

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verb (2)

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delete
• cancel
• strike (out)
• stroke (out)
• x (out)
• cross (out)
• remove
• erase
• scratch (out)
• censor
• root (out)
• blue-pencil
• kill
• elide
• wipe out
• blot out
• dele
• eradicate
• obliterate
• clip
• expunge
• suppress
• excise
• efface
• rub out
• shorten
• clean (up)
• crop
• red-pencil
• launder
• silence
• cut
• abbreviate
• bleep
• redact
• expurgate
• repress
• blip
• bowdlerize
• black out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of edit

Verb

The city also alleged that Musk himself promoted the tool’s editing capabilities by participating in the trend by posting an edited photo of himself in a bikini. —Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026

Bogues’ answers are lightly edited for brevity and clarity. —Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026

It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. —Emily Kwong, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. —Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing edit

• edit (out)