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

The official, whose name was redacted by the agency, asked Bovino to acknowledge receipt of the document and answer questions. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

By law, Indiana law enforcement may redact sensitive information from body camera footage, such as images of crime victims, extreme violence and dead bodies. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026

Flock would begin redacting those details so that agencies could see only the identities of their own officers. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

His current address was redacted in the copy of the report obtained by this news organization. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026