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cancel
verb as in call off; erase
Strongest matches
abolish, abort, annul, break off, cut, destroy, eliminate, kill, remove, repeal, rescind, revoke, wipe out
verb as in equal out
Strong matches
abrogate, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, repudiate, retract, suppress, vacate, void
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Example Sentences
Did he participate in his own extortion and cancel his plans for a big Christmas premiere?
My family is ready to mount an intervention, and cancel my streaming accounts.
Should we cancel gatherings, reunions, excursions, or throw ourselves into them with even more gratitude for one another?
Presumably, without those subsidies, most will just cancel their policies.
In a statement, the MoD admitted that it had been forced to cancel the rest of the training program.
A lease made by a minor is not void, but he may avoid or cancel it by some positive act.
Does a debtor who turns over a note to his creditor in payment, thereby cancel the debt?
Either of the parties might cancel the bond, but only after a formal and public notice of his intentions.
Mendelssohn wanted to cancel the excommunication on the ground that the church has no rights in civil matters.
The Law does not cancel the promise, but faith in the promised Christ cancels the Law.
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On this page you'll find 237 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cancel, such as: abolish, abort, annul, break off, cut, and destroy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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