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
• converting
• modeling
• acclimatizing
• correcting
• bending
• modelling
• 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
• registering
• naturalizing
• fine-tuning
• rejiggering
• making over
• fiddling (with)
• refiguring
• habilitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting