Synonyms of redact

redact

verb

as in to delete

to make changes to (something written) so as to remove or obscure information

Because the victims were minors, their full names were redacted from public court records.

The declassified documents were heavily redacted before they were released.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• stet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of redact

However, the addresses were redacted so USA TODAY could not immediately confirm the addresses the records listed. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The four letters were sent on separate days in July along with subpoenas for four different inmates, whose names were redacted as part of typical privacy redactions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The first two were partly redacted and the third completely blacked out. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit redacts all names listed throughout the filing, but titles make clear who is being referred to. — Ben Wheeler august 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026