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 The team then created embryos by editing the cells of modern gray wolves. — Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Katie has worked on StyleCaster‘s shopping team since September 2021, giving her nearly five years of experience with writing and editing commerce content, much of which has included sales and deals coverage. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026 The signature is similar to the microbial system harnessed in gene-editing tools such as CRISPR Cas-9, which is used to modify the DNA of living organisms. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The cinematographer is Mostafa El Kashef, with editing by Nadia Ben Rachid. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 The timing is particularly good for anyone still editing their fall wardrobe. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 For example, the writers’ assistant track also involves preparing participants for tasks such as taking notes during writers room meetings, editing scripts and performing research as needed. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for editing

Verb

Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of revising

Verb

Mistakes happen in football, especially when a team’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new technique, hasn’t carved out an identity yet, and is working toward creating culture.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Fox News offers stability this election season, while many of its rivals are adjusting to corporate maneuvers.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

The king-size bed had a pristine, cloud-white duvet and sheets; by the foot of it sat a lounge chair and ottoman ideal for reading.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Brainwave-reading sleep headbands and noise-masking sleep headphones look similar from the outside but work in very different ways.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reading

Verb

Those expenses are rising as utilities invest more in aging infrastructure and in adapting their systems to cope with the effects of climate change, Food and Water Watch said in its study.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

The latter returned attention to Burberry’s British identity, reworking the trench coat and check and reviving the Equestrian Knight Design.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Rocha developed Parker’s dress from an existing show piece, reworking its hand-laced, unraveling ribbons in a pale ballet pink intended as a nod to pointe shoes.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reworking

Verb

The tailoring brand was founded in Osaka in 1954 and got its start replicating Ivy League style.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Since then, she's applied for dozens of positions, spending hours on each one, tailoring her resume to the specific job requirements.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailoring

Verb

Without a quorum, agency staffers are limited to collecting and publishing campaign finance reports, answering questions from candidates about the law and fielding new complaints.

— Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
The volume of results stunned many mathematicians, while the way OpenAI has gone about tackling the problems and publishing the solutions divided the field.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of publishing

Verb

With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026