Entry Word: cancellation

Function: noun

Meaning: the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to <the misbehavior of a few bad apples at the end of the football game resulted in the cancellation of the victory party>

Synonyms abortion, calling, calling off, dropping, recall, repeal, rescission, revocation

Related Words annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification; abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination; giving up, relinquishment, surrender

Near Antonyms beginning, commencement, initiation; engagement, undertaking

Antonyms continuation