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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

It was reviewed and edited by our journalists. —Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

Ilya Chaiken edited the film; original music is by Joel Goodman. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026

Letters will be edited for clarity and length. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026

Another big review of Biddle’s History ran in Analectic Magazine, which Irving edited. —Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing edit

• edit (out)