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

While Sangronis provided her account of the incident during questioning by Hialeah police, the section of the arrest report containing that account was redacted. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The government reports redacted the locations and further details about the accidents. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Most names were redacted, but the records identified contacts associated with reporters from CNN, the Washington Post, Politico, and Just the News, according to the task force. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

While heavily redacted, the records offer a fuller but sometimes conflicting timeline of events and a glimpse at how the men responded to the allegations. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026