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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of edit

Verb

By Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner Last week a quartet of British climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest—and spent less than a week on the total round trip from London. —Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025

The following has been edited for clarity and length. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 28 May 2025

Phrases Containing edit

• edit (out)