Synonyms of launder

launder

verb

ˈlȯn-dər 

as in to censor

to remove objectionable parts from

had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censor
• shorten
• edit
• delete
• expurgate
• purge
• review
• bowdlerize
• clean (up)
• purify
• cleanse
• examine
• suppress
• red-pencil
• expunge
• cut (out)
• repress
• abbreviate
• scrutinize
• condemn
• excise
• denounce
• gut
• x (out)
• blue-pencil
• silence
• screen
• bleep
• censure
• blip
• black out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• authorize
• sanction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of launder

However, in 2003, his record label Murder Inc. was accused of laundering drug money by federal agents and faced trial through 2005. —Marina Watts, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025

Clean your wardrobe As well as laundering your clothes, ensure that your wardrobe and drawers are also clean. —Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025

The character uses his immense intelligence to aid criminal enterprises in laundering oodles of cash, but his relationship with his brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), is in shambles. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025

Prosecutors alleged that McGriff used Murder Inc. to launder drug money, financing the film Crime Partners and other business ventures with illicit funds. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025