Synonyms for censor
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Censurer — one of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times…
censorian, censurer dated
Verb
1. Redact — to review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other…
redact, expunge, expurgate, bowdlerize, bowdlerise UK
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 6th century C.E.) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.
The Ancient Roman censors were part of the cursus honorum, a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
- n. 2
A high-ranking official who was responsible for the supervision of subordinate government officials.
- v. 1
To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance
Related words
- Word family
- censorship censorial censorian censorious censoriously censoring
Example sentences
- critic He's a constant critic of the Algerian government.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| censor | steady | |
| censorian | steady | |
| critic | steady | |
| carper | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ban1
- 6 letters
- critic2, carper2, redact2
- 7 letters
- expunge2, caviler
- 8 letters
- reviewer3, censurer, caviller
- 9 letters
- censorian, expurgate
- 10 letters
- bowdlerize, bowdlerise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (critic2 = 2 syllables).