CALL OFF Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

call off

verb

Definition of call off

as in to distract

to draw the attention or mind to something else she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest

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as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it

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Recent Examples of call off That feat was called off for Flight 12 due to a premature shutdown of one of the Raptor engines. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026 After previously calling off an engagement, BelléJolie Force is a singer who is searching for her Prince Charming. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 The search was called off the morning of July 6, after a park ranger discovered a body near the island, later confirmed to be Wells through dental records. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026 After nearly an hour, then-IDOC Director Josh Tewalt called off the execution. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for call off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for call off

Verb

Authorities allege Ivy and Mayhand distracted employees by browsing merchandise while Wiley sat at a consultation desk and stole two pieces of jewelry before the trio fled.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
No Country for Mothers is a documentary from Moms First, Culture House Media, and French Tuck Media that investigates the lies used throughout history to distract and divide American mothers.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of distract

Verb

With trips canceled and his shop in Ely low on traffic, his roughly 60 employees, many of them seasonal, are out of work.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
Some investors fear that if viewership is down, subscribers could cancel the service, which would negatively affect the platform’s growing advertising business.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

By still spending so much on conventional manned equipment, the United States and many other countries are diverting funds from more efficient systems.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
There is the suspicion his behavior regarding the court has been motivated to divert attention from his personal scandal and gain political support from anti-Israeli and anti-American nations.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of divert

Verb

Burke’s phone was the last device connected to the Tesla before it was abandoned, the detective said, and surveillance footage showed him near the vehicle.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
But the threat alone has persuaded some ships to abandon their plans to exit the Red Sea heading south.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of abandon

Verb

There, the squad encountered an opponent that played a punishing, physical game to throw off the beauty and rhythm of Spain.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Some customers who have missed the announcement and signage have been thrown off by the lack of selection.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Definition of throw off

Verb

That prompted retaliatory strikes by Washington and fresh demands by Iranian hardliners to scrap the truce.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Surely that is more likely than Infantino changing the statutes (again) to scrap the three-term limit to stretch his FIFA stay beyond 2031?

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Verb

Censorship occurs when the government tries to revoke the green cards of people whose views its biggest donors would prefer not to hear.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Instead, Judge Kiley Stuchlik, of Idaho’s 3rd Judicial District, on Tuesday revoked Andrea Renee Shaw’s $2 million bond — leaving the young mother behind bars.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Definition of revoke

Verb

However, a handful of the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines failed to light at the vehicle’s ignition, and therefore the launch attempt was aborted automatically.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
SpaceX's Starship rocket launch was automatically aborted due to multiple engine failures.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026