as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of aborted
Joe Biden aborted his re-election bid last year after a public meltdown on a debate stage.
—
Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Smokejumpers successfully jumped the Log Fire last night, after a morning attempt was aborted due to high winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aborted
Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Smokejumpers successfully jumped the Log Fire last night, after a morning attempt was aborted due to high winds.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Figgis also has access to footage of Coppola’s earlier, aborted attempts to make Megalopolis.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aborted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborted
Verb
-
At least one Halloween parade was canceled.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
-
Benson Boone canceled his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England an hour before his concert due to vocal issues and illness.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Charlie had been abandoned and then rescued and fostered by a man in Jacksonville.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
-
Fianna Fail’s pick, former Gaelic football coach Jim Gavin, abandoned his bid due to a financial scandal.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
In the final days of the off-year elections, Democrats and Republicans scrapped about plenty.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
-
That original €600million budget was scrapped in 2021, when Laporta returned to the presidency, with the project barely up and running, never mind close to a finish as intended.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Dreamers became eligible for coverage during the 2025 open enrollment, but it was revoked in August after the rule change.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
-
On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revoked approval for 13 flight routes operated by Mexican airlines between the two countries for violating their bilateral aviation agreement signed in 2015.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Aborted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share