CENSORING Synonyms

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

• covering or hiding

• the activity of keeping something secret

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

• restrictive of action

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• the act of deducting from an employee's salary

• income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

• the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control

• a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• the open circular discharging end of a gun

• forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

• a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting

• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

• fit with a muzzle

• prevent from speaking out

• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

• formulate in a particular style or language

• prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

• the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

• the absence of sound

• a refusal to speak when expected

• the trait of keeping things secret

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

• a crushing remark

• an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

• suppress or crush completely

• make a sucking sound

• walk through mud or mire

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

• deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

• formulate in a particular style or language

• prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

• counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy