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• repealed
• rescinded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• repealed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• rescinded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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

At the discretion of the Chief of Police, tonight's concert has been canceled due to an active local safety concern. — ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026

According to the Boise Airport’s website, many flights were canceled for the day. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2026

Thousands of flights across America were delayed, canceled or stuck on the tarmac Friday after the FAA announced a ground stop due to a communications issue with its air traffic control centers. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026

Nearly 500 flights in and out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport were delayed, and at least 90 canceled, due to the meltdown that lasted about four hours. — Chase Jordan updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026

In September, hundreds of flights into Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia were canceled, delayed or diverted after a Verizon fiber cable was accidentally cut. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

When the Iran war started in February, flights and events were canceled and the number of Western tourists to the Gulf plunged, emptying local hotels. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

As of Friday night, nearly 800 flights at South Florida’s two major airports were delayed and more than 275 were canceled. — Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

Channel 4 has canceled the series and its spinoff and scrapped the latest season, even though it had already been filmed. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026