CANCELS Synonyms: 214 Similar and Opposite Words

cancels

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present tense third-person singular of cancel

as in abandons

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

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as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

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as in deletes

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

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as in erases

to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

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Recent Examples of cancels The three eventually work out their differences but not before Edgar turns Miles’s proto-smart-home devices against him, cancels his credit cards, and forges a criminal record for him. —

Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026 Instead, teen boys are quietly swapping first dates, awkward silences, and emotional guesswork for an AI girlfriend who never cancels, never argues, and always texts back. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 The expectation of 24/7 accessibility – similar to an AI companion that responds instantly, never cancels and is never distracted – is not a reasonable standard for any human being to meet. —

Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026 Mayor cancels future parades due to incident On March 31, Keansburg Mayor George Hoff met with the parade committee. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 Rain cancels the event, which is open to ages 8 and older. —

Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 The budget cancels more than $15 billion from the Biden-era bipartisan infrastructure law, including funds for renewable energy projects and cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grants. —

Lisa Mascaro, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026 All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic; entire grass-court season abandoned. —

Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The plan cancels the Gateway lunar space station, with its resources being repurposed for the surface base. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

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What to read next The USSR withdraws troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev abandons invasion plans to focus his resources on the Space Race.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
God abandons the human race and lets people live out their days as the animal of their choice.

— Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026