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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

This removes much of the friction that’s often involved with editing 360 files – assuming the algorithmic choices match your creative intent. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Accuracy, specificity, and consistency are paramount, beginning with how each staffer writes their recipes, and in how senior editors edit them. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

But as any novelist can tell you, there’s real pleasure in emerging from the solitary act of writing into the conversation of being edited. — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026

Late last year, X rolled out an update giving users the ability to edit images on the platform using X’s Grok AI chatbot. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing edit

• edit (out)