Synonyms and Antonyms of canceled
1
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
abandoned, aborted, called, called off, cried off, dropped, recalled, repealed, rescinded, revoked, scrapped, scrubbed
abrogated, annulled, invalidated, nullified, voided, wrote off
recanted, retracted, took back, withdrew
countermanded, reversed, rolled back
broke off, discontinued, ended, halted, stopped, terminated
held back, interrupted, suspended
gave up, relinquished, surrendered
2
to put an end to by formal action
- the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice
abated, abolished, abrogated, annulled, avoided, disannulled, dissolved, invalidated, negated, nulled, nullified, quashed, repealed, rescinded, rolled back, struck down, vacated, voided
countermanded, overrode, overruled, overturned, vetoed
aborted, called, called off, dropped, recalled, retracted, reversed, revoked, suspended, withdrew
banned, enjoined, forbade (also forbad), outlawed, prohibited
disallowed, dismissed, rejected
annihilated, broke down, eliminated, eradicated, erased, liquidated, removed, threw out, wrote off
enacted, laid down, legislated
established, founded, instituted
formalized, legalized, legitimated, legitimized, validated
passed, ratified
allowed, approved, authorized, cleared, endorsed (also indorsed), permitted, sanctioned, warranted
commanded, decreed, mandated, ordered, prescribed
3
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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
blue-penciled, crossed (out), deled, deleted, edited (out), elided, killed, scratched (out), stroked (out), struck (out), x-ed (out) (also x'd (out))
blotted out, effaced, eradicated, erased, expunged, obliterated, rooted (out), rubbed out, wiped out
bleeped, blipped, clipped, cut, excised, removed
bowdlerized, censored, cleaned (up), expurgated, laundered, redacted, red-penciled
abbreviated, cropped, shortened
blacked out, repressed, silenced, suppressed
4
to destroy all traces of
- it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order
abolished, annihilated, blacked out, blotted out, cleaned (up), effaced, eradicated, erased, expunged, exterminated, extirpated, liquidated, obliterated, rooted (out), rubbed out, snuffed (out), stamped (out), swept (away), wiped out
decimated, demolished, destroyed, devastated, ravaged
dismantled, flattened, mowed (down), razed, tore down
ruined, totaled (or totalled), wasted, wrecked
blasted, blew up, dashed, dynamited, smashed
atomized, consumed, devoured, dissolved, fragmented, powdered, pulverized, shattered, splintered
doomed, finished, killed, killed off, terminated, zapped
cut, discarded, ditched, ejected, excised, expelled, jettisoned, ousted, threw out
conserved, preserved, protected, saved
built, constructed, created, fabricated, fashioned, forged, formed, framed, made, manufactured, shaped
fixed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconditioned, reconstructed, renewed, renovated, repaired, restored, revamped
