Synonyms of editing

editing

verb

present participle of edit

1

as in revising

to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revising
• reading
• reworking
• publishing
• printing
• redrafting
• compiling
• amending
• revamping
• polishing
• copyediting
• reediting
• perfecting
• annotating
• correcting
• rectifying
• subediting
• subbing
• issuing
• emending
• touching up
• abridging
• fact-checking
• redacting
• recopying
• anthologizing
• engrossing
• collecting
• getting out
• blue-penciling
• red-penciling

2

as in adjusting

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

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• putting
• conforming
• shaping
• suiting
• customizing
• preparing
• doctoring
• conditioning
• fitting
• accommodating
• fashioning
• modifying
• matching
• acclimating
• altering
• transforming
• revising
• modeling
• converting
• acclimatizing
• correcting
• bending
• tuning
• establishing
• reworking
• readjusting
• equipping
• training
• redesigning
• remaking
• remodeling
• rooting
• rehearsing
• harmonizing
• orienting
• gearing
• patterning
• redoing
• recycling
• priming
• squaring
• regulating
• recasting
• reengineering
• reclaiming
• rigging
• familiarizing
• revamping
• readapting
• hardening
• orientating
• attuning
• refashioning
• refocusing
• reinventing
• settling
• acquainting
• refitting
• redeveloping
• readying
• inuring
• accustoming
• phasing
• seasoning
• habituating
• toughening
• naturalizing
• registering
• fine-tuning
• rejiggering
• making over
• fiddling (with)
• refiguring
• habilitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of editing

Meanwhile, Alexey Tsydenov, head of the neighboring Buryatia republic, publicly confirmed her death was linked to a plague infection before quietly editing his statement hours later to use more ambiguous phrasing. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

The Lenovo laptop is behind this pack of competitors at rendering scenes, converting videos, and editing graphic design files. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Reclaiming kitchen space is less about renovation and more about editing. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Indeed, Anthropic said this past week that its Claude AI helped discover a new enzyme system with properties similar to the gene-editing technology CRISPR. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

In a conversation with WWD, Rossi said the book was a year in the making and underscored the challenges in editing it. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Users can ask Muse to handle a task through by talking to the glasses, like writing and sending an email, editing a document or scheduling a meeting, while the human user does other things. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Finally, with some urging from the people who loved him, Wayne turned his attention from editing to writing. — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026