cancel

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verb

can·cel ˈkan(t)-səl How to pronounce cancel (audio)

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce cancel (audio)

; cancels

transitive verb

: to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time

cancel a football game

: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul

cancel a magazine subscription

a canceled check

: to match in force or effect : offset

—often used with out

his irritability canceled out his natural kindness

Osbert Sitwell

: to bring to nothingness : destroy

: to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media

… the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.

Angie Dare

noun

: cancellation

an order quickly followed by a cancel

: a deleted part or passage

b(1)

: a leaf containing matter to be deleted

(2)

: a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed

Example Sentences

Verb The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up. We canceled our dinner reservation. My flight was canceled because of the storm. She canceled her appointment with the dentist. I'm sorry, but I have to cancel. Can we meet next week? He canceled his insurance policy last month. We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved. The bank canceled my credit card. If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The program, which the White House announced late last month, would cancel out up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for non-Pell Grant students.

Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Can my insurer cancel my policy when a big storm is forecast?

Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 In fact, Saban reasoned on Monday during his press conference, that his own knowledge of the Longhorns’ coaches could cancel out, leaving the players between the lines to determine the outcome.

Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan will also cancel up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients — while extending the pause on federal student loan payments through the end of this year.

Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans.

Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 It’s like this meditation on power and cancel culture, set in Germany.

Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Winning on fraud would suggest that the contract was faulty and unenforceable from the beginning, and also cancel the agreement, setting Musk free.

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022

Noun

More fearmongering about trans people; more talk about cancel culture.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 In the private sector, the tactic of message-sending came to be known as cancel culture.

Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Davia goes on a first date; Sumi tries to get Alice to assess her relationship with pleasure; the FCGs come up against cancel culture; Joaquin uncovers new information about his sister’s captor and Mariana tries to help.

Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Certainly our industry has changed and shifted substantially: The #MeToo movement came in, and then there was cancel culture, there was Black Lives Matter.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The political class that gave us condiment cancel culture now aims to raise prices across the fast-food menu.

James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 People have blamed this on everything from cancel culture to Covid to an aversion to risk-taking from the major studios.

Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Comedians, like Dave Chappelle, have been high-profile targets of cancel culture in recent years.

Megan Myers, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 His fans, however, have defended him as having a backbone in the era of cancel culture.

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022 See More

Kids Definition

cancel

verb

can·cel ˈkan-səl How to pronounce cancel (audio)

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling

: to take back : stop from being in effect

She canceled the order.

: to cause to not happen

I hoped for anything that could cancel the dance.

Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation

: to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect

The disadvantages of the plan canceled out the advantages.

: to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation

: to cross out or strike out with a line

He canceled what he had written.

: to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again

Legal Definition

cancel

transitive verb

can·cel

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling

: to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as

: to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke

Note: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it.

: to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of

Note: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay.

: to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank

Note: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled.

: to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit)

when an issuer wrongfully cancels or otherwise repudiates a credit before presentment of a draft

Uniform Commercial Code

: to put an end to (a contract): as

: to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed

: to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached compare rescind, terminate

Note: Section 2-106 provides that a party that cancels a contract because of the other party's breach is entitled to seek remedies for breach of all or part of the contract.

: to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party

Note: Under U.C.C. section 2A-505, a party that cancels because of the other party's default may seek remedies for the default of all or any unperformed part of the lease contract.

: to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions

canceled

verb

variants or cancelled

past tense of cancel

as in rescinded

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

rescinded
revoked
called
terminated
scrapped
aborted
abandoned
repealed
recalled
scrubbed
dropped
invalidated
withdrew
annulled
nullified
voided
called off
suspended
stopped
reversed
ended
interrupted
abrogated
retracted
halted
cried off
discontinued
recanted
countermanded
relinquished
rolled back
took back
broke off
held back
surrendered
wrote off
gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continued
kept
promised
engaged
initiated
started
began
commenced
pledged
undertook
took up
took on

as in repealed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

repealed
revoked
invalidated
rescinded
overturned
withdrew
vacated
abolished
annulled
nullified
rejected
avoided
voided
reversed
dissolved
abrogated
negated
quashed
struck down
abated
rolled back
set aside
dismissed
nulled
suspended
overruled
disannulled
vetoed
recalled
countermanded
removed
retracted
aborted
prohibited
banned
overrode
eliminated
outlawed
forbade
erased
disallowed
enjoined
called
did away with
dropped
liquidated
annihilated
called off
eradicated
forbad
threw out
broke down
wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

enacted
established
instituted
laid down
approved
founded
validated
passed
ordered
authorized
endorsed
sanctioned
allowed
permitted
cleared
ratified
legislated
legitimized
prescribed
formalized
warranted
decreed
indorsed
mandated
legalized
legitimated
commanded

as in deleted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

deleted
erased
removed
deled
killed
obliterated
elided
blue-penciled
clipped
expunged
eradicated
wiped out
crossed (out)
shortened
struck (out)
scratched (out)
blotted out
effaced
cut
rubbed out
excised
censored
blipped
edited (out)
bleeped
redacted
abbreviated
expurgated
bowdlerized
stroked (out)
laundered
x'd (out)
x-ed (out)
xed (out)
silenced
suppressed
cropped
blacked out
repressed
rooted (out)
red-penciled
cleaned (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stetted

as in erased

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

erased
abolished
destroyed
ruined
obliterated
dismantled
liquidated
annihilated
eradicated
expunged
wiped out
exterminated
extirpated
blotted out
shattered
effaced
demolished
consumed
blacked out
rubbed out
terminated
discarded
wasted
dissolved
wrecked
swept (away)
ravaged
devastated
decimated
stamped (out)
snuffed (out)
doomed
flattened
rooted (out)
killed
razed
cleaned (up)
totaled
finished
ditched
jettisoned
zapped
blasted
smashed
dynamited
ejected
pulverized
expelled
splintered
tore down
devoured
killed off
totalled
ousted
fragmented
blew up
excised
dashed
atomized
powdered
mowed (down)
threw out
cut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saved
protected
preserved
created
made
built
constructed
formed
renewed
manufactured
forged
shaped
restored
fabricated
conserved
fixed
framed
repaired
fashioned
rebuilt
reconstructed
renovated
revamped
patched
mended
reconditioned

单词	canceled
释义	cancel 1 of 2 verb can·cel ˈkan(t)-səl canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)liŋ ; cancels transitive verb 1 a : to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time cancel a football game b : to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul cancel a magazine subscription a canceled check c : to match in force or effect : offset —often used with out his irritability canceled out his natural kindness Osbert Sitwell d : to bring to nothingness : destroy e : to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media … the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past. Angie Dare see also cancel culture 2 : to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse 3 a : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator b : to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account 4 a : to mark or strike out for deletion cancel the offensive passage b : omit, delete intransitive verb : to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance the various pressure groups to a large degree canceled out J. B. Conant cancelable adjective or cancellable ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)lə-bəl canceler noun or canceller ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)lər cancel 2 of 2 noun 1 : cancellation an order quickly followed by a cancel 2 a : a deleted part or passage b(1) : a leaf containing matter to be deleted (2) : a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed Synonyms Verb abandon abort call call off cry off drop recall repeal rescind revoke scrap scrub See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up. We canceled our dinner reservation. My flight was canceled because of the storm. She canceled her appointment with the dentist. I'm sorry, but I have to cancel. Can we meet next week? He canceled his insurance policy last month. We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved. The bank canceled my credit card. If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb The program, which the White House announced late last month, would cancel out up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for non-Pell Grant students. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Can my insurer cancel my policy when a big storm is forecast? Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 In fact, Saban reasoned on Monday during his press conference, that his own knowledge of the Longhorns’ coaches could cancel out, leaving the players between the lines to determine the outcome. Nick Alvarez \| Nalvarez@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan will also cancel up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients — while extending the pause on federal student loan payments through the end of this year. Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 It’s like this meditation on power and cancel culture, set in Germany. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Winning on fraud would suggest that the contract was faulty and unenforceable from the beginning, and also cancel the agreement, setting Musk free. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 Noun More fearmongering about trans people; more talk about cancel culture. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 In the private sector, the tactic of message-sending came to be known as cancel culture. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Davia goes on a first date; Sumi tries to get Alice to assess her relationship with pleasure; the FCGs come up against cancel culture; Joaquin uncovers new information about his sister’s captor and Mariana tries to help. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Certainly our industry has changed and shifted substantially: The #MeToo movement came in, and then there was cancel culture, there was Black Lives Matter. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The political class that gave us condiment cancel culture now aims to raise prices across the fast-food menu. James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 People have blamed this on everything from cancel culture to Covid to an aversion to risk-taking from the major studios. Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Comedians, like Dave Chappelle, have been high-profile targets of cancel culture in recent years. Megan Myers, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 His fans, however, have defended him as having a backbone in the era of cancel culture. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-French canceller, chanceller, from Late Latin cancellare, from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice, probably alteration of carcer prison First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b Noun 1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2b(1) Phrases Containing cancel cancel culture cancel out cancel each other/one another out cancel culture cancel out cancel each other/one another out Kids Definition cancel verb can·cel ˈkan-səl canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling 1 : to take back : stop from being in effect She canceled the order. 2 : to cause to not happen I hoped for anything that could cancel the dance. Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation 3 : to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect The disadvantages of the plan canceled out the advantages. 4 : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation 5 : to cross out or strike out with a line He canceled what he had written. 6 : to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again Legal Definition cancel transitive verb can·cel canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling 1 : to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as a : to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke Note: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it. b : to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of Note: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay. c : to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank Note: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled. d : to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit) when an issuer wrongfully cancels or otherwise repudiates a credit before presentment of a draft Uniform Commercial Code 2 : to put an end to (a contract): as a : to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed b : to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached compare rescind, terminate Note: Section 2-106 provides that a party that cancels a contract because of the other party's breach is entitled to seek remedies for breach of all or part of the contract. c : to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party Note: Under U.C.C. section 2A-505, a party that cancels because of the other party's default may seek remedies for the default of all or any unperformed part of the lease contract. 3 : to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions canceled verb variants or cancelled past tense of cancel 1 as in rescinded 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rescinded revoked called terminated scrapped aborted abandoned repealed recalled scrubbed dropped invalidated withdrew annulled nullified voided called off suspended stopped reversed ended interrupted abrogated retracted halted cried off discontinued recanted countermanded relinquished rolled back took back broke off held back surrendered wrote off gave up Antonyms & Near Antonyms continued kept promised engaged initiated started began commenced pledged undertook took up took on See More 2 as in repealed to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice Synonyms & Similar Words repealed revoked invalidated rescinded overturned withdrew vacated abolished annulled nullified rejected avoided voided reversed dissolved abrogated negated quashed struck down abated rolled back set aside dismissed nulled suspended overruled disannulled vetoed recalled countermanded removed retracted aborted prohibited banned overrode eliminated outlawed forbade erased disallowed enjoined called did away with dropped liquidated annihilated called off eradicated forbad threw out broke down wrote off Antonyms & Near Antonyms enacted established instituted laid down approved founded validated passed ordered authorized endorsed sanctioned allowed permitted cleared ratified legislated legitimized prescribed formalized warranted decreed indorsed mandated legalized legitimated commanded See More 3 as in deleted 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 Synonyms & Similar Words deleted erased removed deled killed obliterated elided blue-penciled clipped expunged eradicated wiped out crossed (out) shortened struck (out) scratched (out) blotted out effaced cut rubbed out excised censored blipped edited (out) bleeped redacted abbreviated expurgated bowdlerized stroked (out) laundered x'd (out) x-ed (out) xed (out) silenced suppressed cropped blacked out repressed rooted (out) red-penciled cleaned (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stetted 4 as in erased to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order Synonyms & Similar Words erased abolished destroyed ruined obliterated dismantled liquidated annihilated eradicated expunged wiped out exterminated extirpated blotted out shattered effaced demolished consumed blacked out rubbed out terminated discarded wasted dissolved wrecked swept (away) ravaged devastated decimated stamped (out) snuffed (out) doomed flattened rooted (out) killed razed cleaned (up) totaled finished ditched jettisoned zapped blasted smashed dynamited ejected pulverized expelled splintered tore down devoured killed off totalled ousted fragmented blew up excised dashed atomized powdered mowed (down) threw out cut Antonyms & Near Antonyms saved protected preserved created made built constructed formed renewed manufactured forged shaped restored fabricated conserved fixed framed repaired fashioned rebuilt reconstructed renovated revamped patched mended reconditioned See More
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cancel

verb

noun

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Phrases Containing cancel

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