Synonyms of redacted

redacted

verb

past tense of redact

as in deleted

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

• deleted
• erased
• removed
• censored
• expurgated
• laundered
• bowdlerized
• expunged
• struck (out)
• obliterated
• edited (out)
• canceled
• cleaned (up)
• crossed (out)
• elided
• scratched (out)
• wiped out
• killed
• excised
• eradicated
• stroked (out)
• effaced
• deled
• blotted out
• red-penciled
• abbreviated
• shortened
• clipped
• rubbed out
• rooted (out)
• blue-penciled
• bleeped
• cut
• cropped
• suppressed
• repressed
• blipped
• silenced
• x-ed (out)
• blacked out

Dissimilar Words

• stetted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of redacted

The encounter occurred near a sensitive facility in the western United States, whose location remains redacted in the public document. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Oscar pundits, including yours truly, redacted her name when discussing the film’s fortunes. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

On Tuesday, that court posted a document that laid out who asked for the report to be redacted in the first place. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

The legal opinion posted online has the lawmaker’s name who asked for it, and presumably shared it with the Yes campaign, redacted. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

On Friday, the court ordered Campbell to detail which parts of his response should be redacted. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Footage of the interview with Leya was redacted due to state privacy laws, in part because she was interviewed inside their residence, unlike her boyfriend, who was interviewed outside. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026

The initial call came from a person whose name and title were redacted. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026