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 investigator interviewed two men who were with Panettiere, though the report redacted the names of Brian and Zach Hickerson, the former her on-again-off-again boyfriend. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

The trial court will need to decide whether the university was legally justified in concealing and redacting certain documents and whether Abraham qualifies for attorneys' fees. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Though her name is redacted from the Massachusetts case, a source with knowledge of the charges confirmed that the same accuser is involved in both cases. — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Amodei said Anthropic would retain the right to redact security-sensitive, legally privileged or proprietary information. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026