EDITING Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

editing

verb

present participle of edit

as in revising

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 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

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misadjusting

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Recent Examples of editing Music students, for instance, are discovering tools that can easily do tasks such as editing or generating drum tracks. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Written and directed by Mariani, the movie features cinematography by Victoria Pereda and editing by Maximiliano Passarelli. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026 Qiu was known for research working with a cutting-edge technique known as base editing to make custom treatments for children with rare diseases. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Photographers who are used to editing Raw images with color cameras will have to make some adjustments for the monochrome sensor. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 In the Time of Trees will run approximately 90 minutes, and the team behind the films plans to finish editing this fall, in time to submit it to film festivals later this year. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026 And the criticism didn’t entirely surprise director Na, who was still making significant sound and editing choices in the days leading up to Cannes. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Gene editing and off-target effects Gene-editing systems have three key components. — ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 Apple's macOS 27 beta includes advanced Siri AI text-editing tools, discovered by the community. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for editing

Verb

Schools are revising assessment practices while students are already using AI to write, study and conduct research.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Every fix took days, revising the CAD work and making new molds, and fixing one bug inevitably revealed the next bug, and another delay.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of revising

Verb

Analysts keep adjusting upward their estimates of what AI hyperscalers will spend on capex in the future, and that increased spend is driving down free cash flow estimates.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 July 2026
This setup allows the nuclear core to run at a steady, efficient output while adjusting the amount of electricity sent to the grid.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

Assume any agent reading text other people wrote can be given orders by it.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Paul Barnkow, Arvada I’m reading with interest the articles regarding the water restrictions imposed by Denver Water and that the restrictions aren’t generating the reductions requested.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of reading

Verb

As the front end accelerates, the downstream workflows responsible for adapting and validating that content are buckling under the pressure.

— Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Harnest is adapting in its own way by taking cost out of the process rather than out of the specification.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

Dustin Drai is reworking the family nightlife business as guests scrutinize prices, drink more selectively and expect more from bottle service.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The redesign also tackled some of the home’s quirkier elements, including low ceilings and uneven floors, while reworking the layout for modern living.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

Definition of reworking

Verb

The company has also deployed a cohort of AI adoption coaches who work with small groups of employees for a week, tailoring the curriculum to each person's actual job rather than offering generic training.

— Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Building genuine connections through networking is now considered more impactful than endlessly tailoring a resume.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of tailoring

Verb

Anthropic’s statement mentioned that its decision to conduct this review was triggered by OpenAI’s disclosure and commended its rival for publishing the report.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of publishing

Verb

Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
But goals like putting data centers in space would take multiple years, if not decades, to accomplish.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026