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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

Ceremony host Alan Cumming described the night as "trauma triggering", adding: "We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

But increasingly they are observing governments in countries like Iran and Myanmar emerging from internet shutdowns with a supercharged ability to censor internet access.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

For fear of his psychiatrist who was also their censor, they could never be sensual, or even emotional.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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