cancellation

cancellation

noun

Definition of CANCELLATION

1

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 abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, dropping, recall, recision, repeal, rescission, revocation

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

Near Antonyms beginning, commencement, initiation; engagement, undertaking

Antonyms continuation

2

the doing away with something by formal action <a blanket cancellation of all military leave for the duration of the crisis>

Synonyms abatement, abolishment, abrogation, annulment, avoidance, cancellation (also cancelation), defeasance, dissolution, invalidation, negation, nullification, quashing, repeal, rescindment, voiding

Related Words abortion, calling off, recall; countermand, override, overruling, overturn, veto; retraction, reversal, revocation, suspension, withdrawal; banning, enjoining, forbiddance, outlawing, prohibition; disallowance, dismissal, rejection; elimination, eradication, erasure, liquidation, removal

Near Antonyms enactment, legislation; establishment, founding, institution; formalization, legalization, legitimation, legitimization, validation; passing, ratification; approval, authorization, clearance, endorsement (also indorsement), permission, sanctioning; commandment, decreeing, mandating, ordering, prescription

Variants of CANCELLATION

cancellation also cancelation