Synonyms of redacting

redacting

verb

present participle of redact

as in deleting

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

• deleting
• erasing
• removing
• censoring
• expurgating
• bowdlerizing
• expunging
• laundering
• canceling
• crossing (out)
• obliterating
• striking (out)
• cleaning (up)
• eliding
• effacing
• stroking (out)
• eradicating
• editing (out)
• scratching (out)
• killing
• excising
• wiping out
• cutting
• clipping
• blotting out
• red-penciling
• deleing
• abbreviating
• shortening
• bleeping
• rooting (out)
• blue-penciling
• rubbing out
• x-ing (out)
• cropping
• repressing
• suppressing
• silencing
• blipping
• blacking out

Dissimilar Words

• stetting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of redacting

Heuer’s attorney, Erick Kaardal, argued that privacy concerns could be balanced with the public’s right to access government records by redacting identifying or sensitive information on the forms. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The department has faced criticism for not redacting the names of some victims as required when the files were released, and for withholding many documents. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 June 2026

Advertisement The department has also drawn criticism for redacting the names of some high-profile individuals who appeared to be associated with Epstein from the files while failing to obscure potentially identifying information about victims. — Connor Greene, Time, 29 Apr. 2026

The files her department eventually released also revealed victims’ names and personal information, while redacting details not eligible to be hidden from the public under the law. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

The department has faced scrutiny for redacting the names of certain individuals, including nonvictims. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2026

Emotions were hot during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this past week where Bondi was assailed by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, who accused the Justice Department of redacting the names of multiple men for political reasons. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

Democrats have accused the Justice Department of redacting information that should have been made public, including information that could lead to scrutiny of Epstein’s associates. — Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Some observers have accused the department of over-redacting the files, while some attorneys for Epstein survivors say the department failed to properly redact their clients' names before publishing the files to a government database. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026