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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

But rather than embrace that way of thinking as her ethos going forward, Teng chooses to elide much (but not all) of the most stomach-churning footage at her disposal. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

What the above statement elides is that college programs are built to win first, generate revenues second, keep coach’s jobs third, with player development somewhere down the list of priorities. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Todd fits in with artists like Omar Apollo (who he’s toured with), Mk. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 4 June 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