Synonyms of eliding

eliding

verb

present participle of elide

1

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deleting
• erasing
• removing
• canceling
• censoring
• striking (out)
• crossing (out)
• editing (out)
• killing
• obliterating
• effacing
• stroking (out)
• scratching (out)
• eradicating
• excising
• deleing
• expunging
• clipping
• suppressing
• blue-penciling
• shortening
• redacting
• x-ing (out)
• wiping out
• abbreviating
• cutting
• rooting (out)
• blotting out
• cropping
• bleeping
• expurgating
• repressing
• laundering
• silencing
• bowdlerizing
• blipping
• rubbing out
• cleaning (up)
• blacking out
• red-penciling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetting

2

as in shortening

to make less in extent or duration

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortening
• truncating
• reducing
• curtailing
• abbreviating
• abridging
• cutting back
• trimming
• abstracting
• syncopating
• docking
• summarizing
• encapsulating
• compressing
• decreasing
• recapitulating
• digesting
• modifying
• paring
• cutting
• epitomizing
• cutting down
• summing up
• diminishing
• lessening
• constricting
• retrenching
• moderating
• slashing
• lowering
• pruning
• contracting
• shrinking
• tapering
• downsizing
• subtracting (from)
• dwindling
• abating
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• prolonging
• lengthening
• expanding
• adding
• enlarging
• supplementing
• increasing
• elongating
• protracting
• augmenting
• amplifying
• maximizing
• raising
• heightening
• escalating
• boosting
• dilating
• inflating
• swelling
• aggrandizing
• blowing up
• ballooning
• distending
• pumping up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eliding

There’s something irresistibly oozy about Tommy Lee Jones as Frog, eliding the spaces between his words so that every sentence becomes a song. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Rather than eliding them, Carson ends up bringing attention to these absences – an utterly distinctive choice. — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Also unlikely is the possibility of Apple eliding a Release Candidate from the process. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 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