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cancel (out)

verb

Definition of cancel (out)next
as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cancel (out)
  1. offset
  2. correct
  3. neutralize
Verb
  • Its private-banking business can benefit from higher rates, but that upside is largely offset by higher deposit costs.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In short, the BofA analyst doesn’t see innovation offsetting the weakness in the larget lifestyle categories, which in turn limits visibility into more durable sales that would provide an earnings recovery.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of offset
Verb
  • Warehouse workers and store associates are moving from manual tasks to validating or correcting AI recommendations.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Address the facts, acknowledge what is valid, correct what is wrong and show what comes next.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of correct
Verb
  • One of the sources had said last week that reported TPLF restrictions on mobile communications may be part of a tactic to neutralize government forces' advantage in using battlefield drones, by preventing them from accessing the mobile network.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Because positive charges neutralize negative charges, different arrangements can look the same.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of neutralize
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“Cancel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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