Synonyms of proofreading

proofreading

verb

present participle of proofread

as in reviewing

to look for and correct mistakes in (a written or printed piece of writing)

He proofread the essay carefully.

Related Words

• reviewing
• studying
• scanning
• reading
• rereading
• perusing
• deciphering
• poring (over)
• skimming
• browsing
• dipping (into)
• speed-reading
• understanding
• leafing (through)
• devouring
• turning over
• thumbing (through)
• wading (through)
• comprehending
• gobbling (up)
• tumbling (to)
• slogging (through)
• grasping
• seeing
• perceiving
• apprehending
• making out
• making
• getting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proofreading

Simpler items may include proofreading text and summarizing documents, while more complex prompts include writing computer code and analyzing data. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Is anyone/anything proofreading your paper before it gets printed? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026

Given a list, the sorts of things Americans are comfortable with AI doing tend to be impersonal or even boring tasks, as well as those that less directly impact them, like proofreading or searching online. — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

This includes a comic scene about proofreading the monotonous legal documents that clerks like Bartleby were paid pennies to copy, and a scene at the end where a jail cook rattles off all the former occupations of its now-nameless inmates. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript. — Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025