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• repealed
• rescinded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• repealed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• rescinded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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

The franchise was canceled after a 2006 Texas operation in which Rockwall County assistant district attorney Louis Conradt died by suicide as authorities and the show’s crew closed in on his home. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

The 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2025 festival was canceled after a day due to a storm. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Gartner projects that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027 because of cost, unclear value and inadequate risk controls. — Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Sagoskin said her flight from Catania was canceled amid ongoing volcanic activity. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

According to DeFlock, at least 100 cities have deactivated the cameras or canceled contracts with Flock or similar companies. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

Not wanting to try something new because it will probably get canceled after one season. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Abdiel also said he was told his commercial driver’s license would be canceled. — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026