Synonyms of canceling

canceling

verb

variants or cancelling

present participle of cancel

1

as in abandoning

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

• abandoning
• revoking
• aborting
• scrapping
• repealing
• withdrawing
• rescinding
• suspending
• terminating
• recalling
• reversing
• dropping
• halting
• interrupting
• ending
• calling
• scrubbing
• discontinuing
• retracting
• calling off
• nullifying
• annulling
• invalidating
• stopping
• abrogating
• voiding
• crying off
• relinquishing
• writing off
• taking back
• rolling back
• recanting
• countermanding
• breaking off
• holding back
• surrendering
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• engaging
• beginning
• starting
• initiating
• promising
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

2

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• avoiding
• overturning
• voiding
• rescinding
• vacating
• invalidating
• nullifying
• annulling
• revoking
• suspending
• withdrawing
• dismissing
• abrogating
• negating
• dissolving
• quashing
• reversing
• rejecting
• rolling back
• nulling
• vetoing
• striking down
• retracting
• removing
• setting aside
• eliminating
• abating
• doing away with
• prohibiting
• disannulling
• overruling
• forbidding
• banning
• overriding
• recalling
• aborting
• outlawing
• erasing
• enjoining
• calling
• disallowing
• countermanding
• dropping
• eradicating
• liquidating
• annihilating
• calling off
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• passing
• validating
• authorizing
• approving
• permitting
• ratifying
• legislating
• allowing
• endorsing
• ordering
• clearing
• legitimizing
• legalizing
• prescribing
• warranting
• formalizing
• mandating
• commanding
• legitimating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

3

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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

• deleting
• removing
• erasing
• censoring
• killing
• crossing (out)
• striking (out)
• stroking (out)
• scratching (out)
• editing (out)
• eliding
• deleing
• obliterating
• eradicating
• expunging
• suppressing
• blue-penciling
• clipping
• excising
• shortening
• wiping out
• effacing
• x-ing (out)
• blotting out
• cutting
• redacting
• abbreviating
• bleeping
• rubbing out
• silencing
• rooting (out)
• laundering
• cropping
• cleaning (up)
• expurgating
• repressing
• blipping
• bowdlerizing
• red-penciling
• blacking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stetting

4

as in erasing

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

• erasing
• eradicating
• abolishing
• destroying
• obliterating
• expunging
• liquidating
• exterminating
• annihilating
• wiping out
• shattering
• sweeping (away)
• demolishing
• effacing
• stamping (out)
• ruining
• cleaning (up)
• blotting out
• extirpating
• killing
• dismantling
• discarding
• rooting (out)
• decimating
• wrecking
• devastating
• ravaging
• wasting
• blacking out
• flattening
• consuming
• rubbing out
• snuffing (out)
• dissolving
• terminating
• smashing
• razing
• finishing
• ejecting
• ditching
• blasting
• expelling
• mowing (down)
• totaling
• tearing down
• fragmenting
• dashing
• dynamiting
• splintering
• pulverizing
• jettisoning
• devouring
• excising
• atomizing
• ousting
• dooming
• killing off
• powdering
• cutting
• zapping
• blowing up
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• saving
• preserving
• creating
• conserving
• making
• forming
• building
• constructing
• shaping
• manufacturing
• forging
• framing
• restoring
• renewing
• repairing
• fixing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• fabricating
• revamping
• patching
• renovating
• reconditioning
• mending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canceling

Organizers have held discussions around allowing overseas executives to participate virtually, Reuters reported last week, and The Wall Street Journal said that some executives are already canceling meetings. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Mission Control faced the prospect of aborting the landing, but Margaret's ingenious programming allowed the system to prioritize essential tasks while canceling the inessential ones. — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Nicole Nguyen saved time by enlisting Dots for help canceling unwanted subscriptions. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Cosco estimated that the wine tasting room has seen a 40% decline over the last few years, including revenue losses from patrons canceling their wine club memberships. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Country Music Hall of Famer Wynonna Judd praised Ella Langley for canceling her concert. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Available in six styles—two of which are prescription-ready—each pair features polarized lenses, lightweight frames, noise-cancelling microphones, and open-ear hi-fi audio. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Five years ago, that price point would have been at the upper limit of consumer-grade noise-cancelling headphones. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026