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EDITING Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word editing. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word editing. (close relations)
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polishing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

revising
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• editing that involves writing something again

amending
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• make amendments to

• to make better

• set straight or right

correcting
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

• correct in opinion or judgment

adjective satellite

• socially right or correct

• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

verb

• make right or correct

• make reparations or amends for

• censure severely

• adjust for

• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

• fall in value

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• treat a defect

modifying
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• make less severe or harsh or extreme

• add a modifier to a constituent

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

proofreading
verb, nounv, n
verb

• read for errors

redacting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

verb

• formulate in a particular style or language

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

reshaping
verb, nounv, n
verb

• shape anew or differently

• shape again or shape differently

reviewing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a new appraisal or evaluation

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

• a formal or official examination

verb

• look at again; examine again

• appraise critically

• hold a review (of troops)

• refresh one's memory

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

cut
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

noun

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

adjective satellite

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

verb

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

alter
verbv
verb

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

• make an alteration to

• insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

• remove the ovaries of

blue-pencil
verb, nounv, n
verb

• cut or eliminate

delete
verbv
verb

• remove or make invisible

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• cut or eliminate

redact
verbv
noun

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

verb

• formulate in a particular style or language

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

retouch
verbv
verb

• give retouches to (hair)

• alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance

splice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

• joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

verb

• join the ends of

• perform a marriage ceremony

• join together so as to form new genetic combinations

• join by interweaving strands

edit out
verbv
verb

• cut and assemble the components of

fix up
verbv
verb

• find (something or someone) for

• make arrangements for

Best Hypernyms For EDITING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for editing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
alter change modify adaptation adjustment alteration amendment censor correction improvement issue modification publish refinement release revision reworking
Phrases (2)
bring output out

Alternatives for POLISHING

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