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

Some parts of the transcripts were redacted for national security reasons. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Two friends of the victims, whose names are redacted in the reports, told police about Murphy’s strange habit. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

While some documents would be able to be released quickly, like materials that only have a couple things redacted, others could take longer to produce, like materials in foreign languages. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

But the report is unlikely to be made public until the end of the month, since state law gives Benton time to respond to the inspector general’s findings and the commission redacts personal information out of privacy concerns. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026