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Definitions

censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /
VERB
forbid; ban; selectively remove
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abridge black out blacklist delete edit excise restrict sanitize suppress withhold
STRONG
bleach bleep bowdlerize conceal control cork criticize cut decontaminate examine expurgate inspect launder narrow oversee purge purify repress restrain review revile squelch sterilize
WEAK
clean up drop the iron curtain exscind prevent publication put the lid on refuse transmission scissor out strike out supervise communications
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add enlarge expand let go put in release
STRONG
allow approve dirty ignore neglect permit praise
WEAK
endorse sanction
NOUN
someone who suppresses information
Synonyms
STRONGEST
thought police
STRONG
obscurer prohibitor
WEAK
obscurantist

Example Sentences

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Cue Mr. Carr, his wannabe censor at the FCC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

According to Colbert, the network didn’t just want to censor the content — it wanted to censor the censorship itself, informing him that he couldn’t even mention that he’d been prohibited from airing it.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“We’re trying to be as safe as possible but also censor as little as possible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

"When a film is accessible to a hundred people on a platform with poor security, it can quickly be pirated and circulated everywhere," said Mustapha, the censor board secretary.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

"But," he smiled, "they send along an attendant, a kind of censor, to see that the therapy fails."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.