Synonyms and Antonyms of elide
1
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
- some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided, but otherwise the article is publishable
blue-pencil, cancel, cross (out), dele, delete, edit (out), kill, scratch (out), strike (out), stroke (out), x (out)
blot out, efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, obliterate, root (out), rub out, wipe out
bleep, blip, clip, cut, excise, remove
bowdlerize, censor, clean (up), expurgate, launder, redact, red-pencil
abbreviate, crop, shorten
black out, repress, silence, suppress
2
to make less in extent or duration
- the product presentation was not elided—it's always only 15 minutes long
abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, recapitulate, summarize, sum up
abate, compress, constrict, contract, cut, cut down, pare, prune, trim
decrease, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, modify, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, subtract (from), taper
enlarge, expand, supplement
add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, escalate, heighten, increase, maximize, pump up, raise
blow up, distend, inflate, swell
