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Synonyms for edit

17 synonyms
2 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

revise alter retouch delete blue-pencil correct

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Revise — to change a text, or a document

revise, alter, retouch

2. Delete

delete, blue-pencil

3. Correct

correct, adjust, emend

Other

cut, redact, annotate, abridge, draw up, reduce, abbreviate, splice

Noun

Antonyms

preserve, leave intact

All antonyms of edit →

Definitions

v. 1
To change a text, or a document.
Your speech is too long. You need to edit it.
v. 2
To alter a photograph or recording of sound or video.
We shot an hour-long interview then edited it down to 45 minutes.
v. 3
To be the editor of a publication.
n. 1
A change to the text of a document.

Related words

Word family: editability editable edition editor editorial
Phrases: edit out edit distance radio edit edit war

Forms

Plural: edits → fix-ups…
Past participle: edited
e.g. edited → revised, altered, retouched, deleted…

Example sentences

alter As the artist grows older his paintings may alter.
revise The reason I got a bad mark is that I didn't revise.
delete Please tell me how to delete my Facebook account.
adjust Tom tried to adjust the temperature of the shower.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
edit		rising
alter		steady
revise		falling
retouch		falling
delete		rising
adjust		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: cut¹
5 letters: alter², emend
6 letters: reduce², delete², adjust², revise², splice¹, redact²
7 letters: correct², retouch, abridge²
8 letters: annotate³
10 letters: abbreviate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alter² = 2 syllables).