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

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

So fans should brace themselves for a Hot Girl [season redacted]. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

The business’ name and address were redacted from court documents. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

The man had fallen to the floor from his wheelchair and stopped breathing, the daughter of another resident told inspectors in December 2025 — the date of the incident is redacted in AHCA’s report. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

The driver, whose name was redacted from the report, was arrested near the 1700 block of South Elm Street, the report says. — arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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

Justice Clint Bolick, writing for the majority, said courts, not government agencies, must determine when public records can be legally withheld and redacted, and that a government agency that destroys a record can be held liable. — 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