EDITED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

edited

verb

past tense of edit

as in revised

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary

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as in adjusted

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

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Recent Examples of edited Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made. — Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 In some memes in recent weeks, the photo has become so over-edited that the character's glistening face is slicker, darker and even more uncanny. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Once an interview is taped, it’s quickly edited and put in a vault. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 The motion argues that Banks' claims ultimately amount to dissatisfaction with the amount of her interview that was included and how it was edited. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 It was then edited and fact-checked by journalists on The Sun staff before publishing. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026 The following is Johnson’s own words, lightly edited and shortened for clarity. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026 The interview, which took place on July 22, has been edited for clarity and length. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Written, directed and edited by Filmsaaz, whose real name is Saleh Kashefi, the short feels particularly timely. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

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Connecticut’s pay-to-stay statute has been revised several times over the past decade and has been challenged in federal court.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
With the additional loans Paramount is seeking to secure, that estimate will likely be revised upward.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of revised

Verb

To allow a smaller city to be compared more fairly with a much larger one like New York, researchers adjusted the search totals for population.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
And when Mizzou adjusted for short passes, the Bulldogs hit them back over the top with deep passes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjusted

Verb

Haskins initially played Principal Belding on Disney Channel show Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was reworked after one season and became Saved by the Bell.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
The range this season spans across apparel and footwear, with familiar Adidas heritage silhouettes seen reworked through Chavarria’s design lens that balances athletic references with his fashion point of view.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworked

Verb

Fish can be hard to find and harder to catch this time of year, but American anglers have adapted to difficult fishing conditions.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Back in June, it was announced that Kendrick would direct the Netflix film, adapted from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

That, even if someone else read the words, perhaps some part of it could be withheld, could be sheltered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
After reading the script, watching the documentary, and meeting Peedom, Hiddleston signed up for the project, which led him to climb to Everest’s base camp alongside the director, Phuntsok, and a high-altitude medical specialist.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

The novel, which was never completed, was published in Russia in 1999, and will come out in English for the first time later this year.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
The paper, published in the journal Advanced Science, reports a peak power density of about 47 mW/m² and stable electrical output over more than 30,000 operating cycles.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.

— Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

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