cancel out

verb

canceled out or cancelled out; canceling out or cancelling out; cancels out

: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect

The costs cancel out the benefits.

Examples of cancel out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Having produced one such number per participant, the standard approach then pools all of them into a group average, on the assumption that individual differences are noise that will be canceled out. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Combining protein powder with alcohol likely cancels out its benefits. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2026

Their opposing polarization largely cancels out under normal conditions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Review is just one of the stages where speed gains get canceled out. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for cancel out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout