Synonyms for Blue pencil:

• n.

  •censorship (noun)
  • hush up,
  • suppression,
  • control,
  • restriction,
  • blackout.

• v.

  •abridge (verb)
  • concentrate,
  • slash,
  • narrow,
  • clip,
  • curtail,
  • decrease,
  • truncate,
  • summarize,
  • abstract,
  • digest,
  • contract,
  • abbreviate,
  • chop,
  • reduce,
  • diminish,
  • compress,
  • limit,
  • lessen,
  • restrict,
  • downsize,
  • cut.
  •censor (verb)
  • criticize,
  • drop the iron curtain,
  • suppress,
  • conceal,
  • inspect,
  • repress,
  • refuse transmission,
  • prevent publication,
  • bleach,
  • restrain,
  • examine,
  • blacklist,
  • blue-pencil,
  • withhold,
  • review,
  • cork,
  • squelch,
  • revile,
  • put the lid on,
  • supervise communications,
  • oversee.
  •condense (verb)
  • cut down,
  • precipitate,
  • edit,
  • synopsize,
  • sum,
  • constrict,
  • solidify,
  • compact,
  • coagulate,
  • encapsulate,
  • inventory,
  • shrink,
  • epitomize.
  •delete (verb)
  • clean,
  • rule out,
  • pass up,
  • rub.
  •edit (verb)
  • choose,
  • check,
  • fine-tune,
  • select,
  • prescribe,
  • put together,
  • go over,
  • tighten,
  • correct,
  • alter,
  • rephrase,
  • report,
  • revise,
  • censor,
  • proofread,
  • arrange,
  • assemble,
  • rearrange,
  • annotate,
  • style,
  • set up,
  • massage,
  • assign,
  • rehash,
  • amplify,
  • butcher,
  • feature,
  • emend,
  • recalibrate,
  • fly speck,
  • analyze,
  • polish,
  • doctor,
  • adapt,
  • rectify,
  • publish,
  • prepare,
  • redact,
  • compile,
  • write over,
  • compose,
  • draft,
  • make up,
  • regulate.
  •efface (verb)
  • fade,
  • white out.
  •erase (verb)
  • delete,
  • blank,
  • gut,
  • extirpate,
  • stamp out,
  • wipe out,
  • efface,
  • blot,
  • withdraw,
  • dispatch,
  • take out,
  • negate,
  • eliminate,
  • x-out,
  • black out,
  • strike,
  • cancel,
  • kill,
  • annul,
  • cut out,
  • abolish,
  • strike out,
  • launder.
  •excise (verb)
  • eradicate,
  • amputate,
  • cut off,
  • x out,
  • knock off,
  • extract,
  • destroy,
  • exterminate,
  • cut up.
  •expunge (verb)
  • discard,
  • omit,
  • drop,
  • zap,
  • scrub,
  • call off,
  • remove,
  • black,
  • annihilate,
  • exclude,
  • ko,
  • raze,
  • extinguish.
  •expurgate (verb)
  • purge,
  • screen,
  • bowdlerize,
  • sanitize,
  • lustrate,
  • decontaminate,
  • sterilize,
  • squash,
  • cleanse,
  • blip,
  • purify.
  •proofread (verb)
  • refine,
  • remove errors.
  •revise (verb)
  • overhaul,
  • scan,
  • compare,
  • develop,
  • reconsider,
  • change,
  • Redraw,
  • update,
  • rework,
  • look over,
  • improve,
  • redo,
  • modify,
  • debug,
  • revamp,
  • run through,
  • study,
  • amend,
  • restyle,
  • redraft,
  • scrutinize,
  • perfect,
  • rewrite,
  • reorganize,
  • reexamine,
  • upgrade,
  • recast.
  •shorten (verb)
  • cut to the bone,
  • make a long story short,
  • bob,
  • dock,
  • retrench,
  • excerpt,
  • abridge,
  • minimize,
  • cut back,
  • lop.
  •soft-pedal (verb)
  • mitigate,
  • euphemize,
  • shush,
  • put on the soft pedal,
  • subdue,
  • palliate,
  • hush-hush,
  • moderate,
  • tone down.
  •trim (verb)
  • mow,
  • barber,
  • prune,
  • tidy,
  • shave,
  • plane,
  • crop,
  • pare,
  • shear.
  •void (verb)
  • abnegate,
  • vacate,
  • discharge,
  • dissolve.

• Other synonyms:

  •destroy
  • obliterate.
  •shorten
  • cut to bone.

Antonyms for Blue pencil:

• n.

  • censorship
    approval, compliment, endorsement, sanction, praise, recommendation, encouragement.

• v.

  • abridge
    add, raise, expand, strengthen, develop, fill, stretch, enlarge, free, increase, extend, grow, release, lengthen, let go.
  • censor
    neglect, endorse, ignore.
  • condense
    amplify, thin, loosen, open.
  • delete
    accept, welcome, include, restore.
  • edit
    indulge, separate, disorder, scatter, disturb, disperse, worsen, spoil, disorganize, disarrange, ruin.
  • efface
    improve.
  • erase
    create, allow, build, retain, put in, keep, insert, validate, construct, ratify, permit, lose.
  • excise
    bear.
  • expunge
    establish, institute, give birth, help.
  • expurgate
    dirty.
  • nullify
    assist, sanctify, enact, support, set up, approve, schedule, aid, affirm, legalize, revive, save, pass.
  • obliterate
    fix, leave alone, begin, initiate, start.
  • revise
    injure, decrease, harm.
  • shorten
    elongate.
  • soft-pedal
    incite.
  • trim
    let grow.