CALLS OFF Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

calls off

verb

present tense third-person singular of call off

as in distracts

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 cancels

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 calls off The president calls off plans to send the National Guard to San Francisco. — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls off

Verb

Mother’s explosion distracts Blaine and frees Sam.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 May 2026
In my view, platforming these young men and sensationalizing their behaviors, rather than recognizing those behaviors as signs of psychological distress, distracts from the urgent need to address these serious mental health concerns.

— Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026

Definition of distracts

Verb

To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.

— Sydney Goh, CNBC, 27 June 2026
If your airline cancels your flight, request a cash refund.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of cancels

Verb

But a road trip diverts your mind away from tech and into the present.

— Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
Like the lives of the characters who comprise Weinstein’s mosaic, the music is both lovingly intricate and all too easy to ignore when the algorithm diverts our attention elsewhere.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 June 2026

Definition of diverts

Verb

The lesson is that Beijing rarely abandons strategically important objectives once they become embedded in national planning documents and long-term competition strategy.

— Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 June 2026
Cue a whole host of dodgy deals and shady string-pulling, not to mention an extramarital affair, as the entirely fictional — but no doubt true to life — character abandons any sense of morality.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of abandons

Verb

The current proposal before the board scraps 800 jobs, but community pushback has delayed the decision.

— Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).

— Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025

Definition of scraps

Verb

The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026