Synonyms of canceled

canceled

verb

variants or cancelled

past tense of cancel

1

as in scrapped

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrapped
• revoked
• abandoned
• aborted
• repealed
• rescinded
• withdrew
• terminated
• suspended
• halted
• recalled
• dropped
• reversed
• ended
• interrupted
• scrubbed
• called
• called off
• retracted
• discontinued
• invalidated
• annulled
• nullified
• voided
• stopped
• abrogated
• cried off
• took back
• recanted
• relinquished
• rolled back
• countermanded
• broke off
• held back
• wrote off
• surrendered
• gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept
• engaged
• promised
• began
• started
• initiated
• commenced
• pledged
• undertook
• took up
• took on

2

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• voided
• overturned
• rescinded
• avoided
• invalidated
• revoked
• vacated
• annulled
• nullified
• dismissed
• suspended
• dissolved
• abrogated
• quashed
• negated
• withdrew
• struck down
• set aside
• rolled back
• abated
• rejected
• vetoed
• retracted
• reversed
• nulled
• overruled
• eliminated
• disannulled
• did away with
• removed
• recalled
• banned
• countermanded
• aborted
• forbade
• prohibited
• erased
• overrode
• outlawed
• enjoined
• called
• disallowed
• dropped
• called off
• liquidated
• eradicated
• annihilated
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• laid down
• founded
• instituted
• approved
• passed
• validated
• authorized
• permitted
• allowed
• legislated
• ordered
• ratified
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• cleared
• prescribed
• warranted
• formalized
• legitimized
• mandated
• legalized
• decreed
• legitimated
• commanded

3

as in deleted

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it

canceled the check and wrote a new one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deleted
• erased
• removed
• censored
• killed
• crossed (out)
• struck (out)
• deled
• scratched (out)
• edited (out)
• obliterated
• elided
• blue-penciled
• stroked (out)
• eradicated
• shortened
• suppressed
• expunged
• wiped out
• excised
• clipped
• blotted out
• effaced
• rubbed out
• rooted (out)
• redacted
• abbreviated
• expurgated
• x-ed (out)
• laundered
• cut
• blipped
• silenced
• bleeped
• cleaned (up)
• cropped
• bowdlerized
• blacked out
• repressed
• red-penciled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetted

4

as in erased

to destroy all traces of

it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erased
• eradicated
• abolished
• destroyed
• obliterated
• swept (away)
• liquidated
• wiped out
• annihilated
• expunged
• exterminated
• stamped (out)
• shattered
• effaced
• demolished
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• cleaned (up)
• ruined
• killed
• extirpated
• dismantled
• blacked out
• rubbed out
• discarded
• snuffed (out)
• devastated
• consumed
• decimated
• wrecked
• ravaged
• flattened
• dissolved
• wasted
• terminated
• totaled
• razed
• finished
• doomed
• dashed
• ejected
• smashed
• expelled
• mowed (down)
• blasted
• pulverized
• devoured
• fragmented
• splintered
• excised
• powdered
• blew up
• ousted
• atomized
• tore down
• jettisoned
• ditched
• dynamited
• zapped
• killed off
• threw out
• cut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• saved
• preserved
• created
• made
• built
• formed
• constructed
• manufactured
• shaped
• forged
• renewed
• fabricated
• conserved
• restored
• framed
• fashioned
• fixed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• renovated
• revamped
• patched
• mended
• reconditioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canceled

Journalists traveling with Machado initially said the flights had been canceled because of paperwork problems, according to the Dutch report. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

And Nikolay Novichkov, a deputy of the 8th State Duma, publicly called for a probe into the Hitler comments and said the concerts should be canceled lest the rapper publicly support the war in Ukraine. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

The United Arab Emirates has canceled all flights to Israel, complicating travel for hundreds of passengers who fly between the countries on a typical day. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

One Elk Grove City Council race is on the ballot this November, after two other races were canceled and the incumbents were appointed to new terms because no challengers filed to run. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Famously, in 1959, the Canadian Prime Minister canceled the Avro Arrow interceptor aircraft under development in the country. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

If the judge sided with the landlords, the freeze would be canceled and RBG would have to restart its process. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026