Synonyms of elided

elided

verb

past tense of elide

1

as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deleted
• erased
• removed
• canceled
• censored
• edited (out)
• excised
• killed
• struck (out)
• obliterated
• crossed (out)
• stroked (out)
• effaced
• eradicated
• deled
• scratched (out)
• clipped
• expunged
• suppressed
• shortened
• redacted
• expurgated
• blue-penciled
• abbreviated
• wiped out
• silenced
• x-ed (out)
• cropped
• laundered
• bowdlerized
• bleeped
• blipped
• rubbed out
• rooted (out)
• blotted out
• cut
• repressed
• cleaned (up)
• blacked out
• red-penciled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetted

2

as in shortened

to make less in extent or duration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortened
• curtailed
• abridged
• abbreviated
• truncated
• reduced
• docked
• syncopated
• cut back
• summarized
• trimmed
• abstracted
• encapsulated
• recapitulated
• pared
• digested
• compressed
• decreased
• summed up
• pruned
• cut down
• constricted
• modified
• epitomized
• lessened
• moderated
• diminished
• cut
• contracted
• abated
• slashed
• tapered
• dwindled
• downsized
• shrank
• lowered
• retrenched
• subtracted (from)
• deflated
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extended
• lengthened
• prolonged
• supplemented
• protracted
• added
• expanded
• elongated
• enlarged
• increased
• augmented
• amplified
• heightened
• raised
• maximized
• escalated
• dilated
• distended
• inflated
• boosted
• swelled
• ballooned
• aggrandized
• pumped up
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elided

Starry is propelled by my real and personal anger that these women’s contributions to the genre have been minimized or elided altogether. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

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

Long Lance elided the Black in favor of the Native. — David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026