Synonyms of elide

elide

verb

i-ˈlīd 

1

as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delete
• erase
• cancel
• remove
• censor
• blue-pencil
• stroke (out)
• efface
• cross (out)
• kill
• strike (out)
• x (out)
• edit (out)
• obliterate
• eradicate
• scratch (out)
• expunge
• suppress
• dele
• shorten
• excise
• wipe out
• redact
• clip
• launder
• abbreviate
• blot out
• repress
• root (out)
• expurgate
• silence
• cut
• bowdlerize
• rub out
• clean (up)
• bleep
• blip
• crop
• red-pencil
• black out

2

as in to shorten

to make less in extent or duration

the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shorten
• curtail
• abridge
• truncate
• reduce
• abbreviate
• cut back
• dock
• syncopate
• encapsulate
• summarize
• recapitulate
• compress
• trim
• pare
• abstract
• digest
• decrease
• constrict
• modify
• sum up
• cut down
• epitomize
• lessen
• diminish
• retrench
• cut
• prune
• shrink
• abate
• slash
• taper
• moderate
• dwindle
• contract
• downsize
• subtract (from)
• deflate
• lower
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• expand
• elongate
• add
• enlarge
• supplement
• increase
• protract
• augment
• maximize
• heighten
• amplify
• raise
• escalate
• dilate
• inflate
• boost
• swell
• aggrandize
• distend
• pump up
• blow up
• balloon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elide

Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

In some ways, the WASPs and their long, halting fight for status are a perfect example of Americans’ perennial willingness to elide entire histories and people for the sake of convenience or ideology. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026

Both Kyrgios, 30, and Sabalenka, 27 spent the build-up focused on the entertainment value of the contest, eliding criticism of the event’s impact on women’s tennis and tennis at large. — James Hansen, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026

But this picture of the American electricity sector is incomplete, eliding the interests of the utilities themselves. — Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025