Synonyms & related words for elide

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of elide — including omit, ignore, truncate, overlook, abridge, foreshorten. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to elide

Explore words related to elide — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include elision, omissible, obviate, exclude, haplography, pretermit, ignorer, efface. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for elide

Common synonyms for elide include omit, ignore, truncate, overlook, abridge, foreshorten, recapitulate — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does elide come from?

The word elide breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lid-, from Latin laedo (“strike, hurt”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.