Synonyms of censor
6 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for censor is censorian. Other synonyms of censor are censurer, bowdlerize, expurgate, expunge and redact.
Synonyms and similar words for censor
nounOne of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical...
verbTo review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence...
- bowdlerizeTo remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
- expurgate
- expunge
- redactTo censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.
Opposite of censor
verbTo review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence...
- decensorTo restore, recreate or reconstruct the objectionable content of a work.
Meaning of censor
- noun 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.
- noun A high-ranking official who was responsible for the supervision of subordinate government officials.
- noun An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
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Questions about synonyms of censor
- What is another word for censor?
- Censor has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as censorian, censurer, bowdlerize, expurgate, expunge and redact.
- What is the opposite of censor?
- The opposite of censor is decensor.
- What does censor mean?
- Censor means 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.
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